Posted: 5/20/2009 6:31:25 AM EDT
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A buddy of mine wants his first handgun. He wants a .45 and I have a 1911 that I rarely
shoot. He has a clean record and he is a good guy. But he will probably never have a safe and the top shelve of his closet is where it will probably be stored. My question is say it is stolen and someone commits a crime with it. When you fill out a 4473 is your name tied to the firearm? When it is sold, does the FFL keep records tying you to the firearm? My buddy doesn't have a lot of money and I am going to give good deal because like i said I rarely shoot the gun and I want to bring another gun owner into the fold. Thanks for any info. |
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You live in a great state for face-to-face firearm sales between private citizens. You give him the gun, he gives you money. Case closed.
Yes, your FFL has a record of you having purchased the gun, but, like a TV set or a bike, you can sell it to whomever you choose. |
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You live in a great state for face-to-face firearm sales between private citizens. You give him the gun, he gives you money. Case closed. Yes, your FFL has a record of you having purchased the gun, but, like a TV set or a bike, you can sell it to whomever you choose. Yup. If it's stolen and used in a crime, they'll first look to see if a stolen firearm report has been filed. If so, they know who it belongs to –– him. If not, they'll trace it. They'll contact the manufacturer who will tell them what distributer it went to. Distributor will say what dealer it went to. Dealer will say who it went to. They come to you and you tell them you sold it to your friend and give them his info, and so on and so on. That's how it works. _MaH |
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If you really want to CYA, write up a bill of sale for the gun. Something like,
"(Gun Model), Serial Number (sn), was sold to (friend's name) for (price) on (date). (Your signature)(date) (Your friend's signature)(date)" Really simple, but that's the basic information you might want to keep around for some kind of proof of sale. |