youngolddude
Professional
I need to sell a gun or two to finance my next one. So you invite strangers to your home to do this or do you go to a public area for safety reasons?
Home address or public location when selling a gun?
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Talyn
SAINT
Unless I know the buyer(s) well, I tend to do the transaction at my favorite LGS vs. inviting strangers home.
Considering the times & who's sneaking into the country it's best to be cautious.
If you need a translator to communicate with the buyer I wouldn't go thru with it.
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HansGruber
Ronin
Never at home, always someplace public.
Depends on who, the sale, scenario and where. Look up and see your states laws 1st for details. If needed, forms for firearms transactions are often available online in various places like state police or sheriffs websites. Strangers? Depending on states requirements, both parties will know others address and other information. LGS can work very well, ask permission and explain from LGS 1st though. Some LGS also consign firearms for a cut of the proceeds.
gglass
Elite
Always sell guns from your home. In fact, I highly recommend inviting them in to see your collection, while giving them a peek into your safe as they look over your shoulder, when spinning the lock. We live in a very safe and trusting world, and as we all know, strangers are just friends you haven't met yet...
/sarc
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Invisibleflash
Elite
I sell guns to the store, gave up on in person. Maybe a show would be good. I would not let strangers in the house. Not in this day and age.
Annihilator
Emissary
My sheriff dept does this, never at home, even if you know them, in today’s environment, you just never know
Old_Me
Ronin
my 2 used gun purchases that i made, we met at the LGS who did the transfer. i knew the people too, but it was better this way.
never allow strangers to your home. ya never know what else is on thier minds.
C. Sumpin
Custom
May I suggest you keep every firearm you have and find an alternate way to fund/finance the next one?
youngolddude
Professional
I just bought 2 rifles and a pistol, but I don't want to push it with the wife. Since January, it's more like 3 rifles and 4 pistols.
Keystone19250
SAINT
Keystone19250
SAINT
I’m really hoping you were being sarcastic.
Keystone19250
SAINT
When I’ve sold to people I don’t know well I get name, phone number and there address. I don’t give out my address. If they don’t offer there address, no sale. All have given their address freely.
All sales in a public area of my of my choosing and I make sure my trucks GoPro’s are clearly capturing the transaction.
All sales in a public area of my of my choosing and I make sure my trucks GoPro’s are clearly capturing the transaction.
Recusant
Hellcat
Well, if you live in a state that requires universal background checks then the transaction has to go through an FFL. Other wise if I sell a gun to someone I don't know I require a bill of sale be written that contains the info on the gun plus I ask that they bring me a copy of their driver's license. Remember, you can't sell a handgun to a resident of another state per BATF. I give them a copy of my DL with the handwritten bill of sale. If a potential buyer balks at that then in today's political climate it's best for me to walk away. Some folks have success selling their guns at gun shows. The dealers will usually try to lowball you on price, but another attendee many be more than willing to give you what you're asking. However, please understand that you will sorely regret at some point in the future any gun you sell today!
jumpinjoe
Hellcat
I don't know here guys, and surely am not trying to offend anyone ...... but why in hell would anyone ever sell a firearm to someone they don't know without going through an FFL dealer. There is a federal statute against selling to someone you know or should have known to be disqualified from owning/possessing a firearm.
Yeh, it might not be likely you will be caught selling to a total unknown ..... but why take that chance? In my 60+ years of being a firearm owner, I've sold/traded probably more than a couple dozen. But never, not even once, have I sold one to someone I didn't know personally as a law abiding and responsible gun owner. I don't know ....... is it just me?
And I would never even consider inviting an unknown to my home !!!
Yeh, it might not be likely you will be caught selling to a total unknown ..... but why take that chance? In my 60+ years of being a firearm owner, I've sold/traded probably more than a couple dozen. But never, not even once, have I sold one to someone I didn't know personally as a law abiding and responsible gun owner. I don't know ....... is it just me?
And I would never even consider inviting an unknown to my home !!!
Old_Me
Ronin
yeah, i should have asked, if where some of these sales are made in states where an FFL is not required. here in my state a transfer/sale is required to go through an FFL.
of course, clandestine sales to undesirables happens every where.
Personally, I’ve only sold one firearm to an individual.
We met at the range (which also happens to be an FFL) and I made sure he had a Weapons Carry License, which in this state serves in lieu of a background check at an FFL anyway. That way I knew he wasn’t prohibited, and I took a picture of it and his DL to keep with the bill of sale.
The only thing I didn’t do was make him fill out a 4473. But now I have a record if the cops or ATF come knocking. It’s my butt on the line, so at the very least I would never sell to anyone without a WCL that proves they’re not prohibited in my state.
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