I certainly don't want to wander into the political side of this discussion for obvious reasons, I'm just curious as to the mechanics of such things never having experienced them.
If I understand you correctly, sales like those that take place online, such as you would see at gunbroker.com, are considered private sales? I realize they require someone with an FFL to receive the gun, but there is nothing in the way of a background check or anything like that taking place with these transactions, correct? Thanks, Dan Sent from my iPad > On Oct 29, 2014, at 12:44 PM, G Mann via Mercedes <mercedes@okiebenz.com> > wrote: > > That discussion will lead instantly to politics, so I would avoid it. > > At this date, private citizens may buy or sell freely, privately owned > items. Prudence however would indicate you protect yourself by asking for > some form of ID from the buyer, and a written bill of sale, which documents > the sale showing you no longer possess the weapon and it's legal transfer > of ownership on said date. Should the weapon be used for less than legal > purpose in future you can show proof it was not in your possession at that > time. > > This also protect the buyer, in that any claim the weapon was stolen can be > put to rest with a legally executed document of sale. [at least prove YOU > didn't steal it]. > > The term "gun show loop hole" is a handy 5 sec sound bite phrase used to > inflame both sides of the issue. IMHO, the moral equal to yelling "fire !" > in a crowded theater when there is no fire. > > If it's legally owned, it can be legally sold. If you buy and sell as a > commercial enterprise, you need a FFL and all the paperwork that comes with > it under current law, which is all that really counts, all emotions aside. > > A wise man knows the laws before the prosecutor files the charge against > him for inadvertently breaking one. > > Respectfully, > > Grant... > > On Wed, Oct 29, 2014 at 8:13 AM, Jim Cathey via Mercedes < > mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > >> I was curious as to how purchases work at gun shows. >> >> Depends upon who's selling. If seller has a FFL he has >> to obey all the checks, waiting periods, etc. If a >> private citizen, nothing. That's the infamous "loophole": >> private sales. Most of what you would see at a show is >> not privately held; none of what you would see at a >> store is. Private 'sales' covers a lot of ground in >> attempted legislation, things like family purchases, >> inheritance, gifts, loans, emergency situations, etc. >> The devil's usually in the details. >> >> -- Jim >> >> >> _______________________________________ >> http://www.okiebenz.com >> >> To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ >> >> To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: >> http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com >> >> All posts are the result of individual contributors and as such, those >> individuals are responsible for the content of the post. The list owner >> has no control over the content of the messages of each contributor. > _______________________________________ > http://www.okiebenz.com > > To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > > All posts are the result of individual contributors and as such, those > individuals are responsible for the content of the post. The list owner has > no control over the content of the messages of each contributor. _______________________________________ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com All posts are the result of individual contributors and as such, those individuals are responsible for the content of the post. The list owner has no control over the content of the messages of each contributor.
