Posted: 11/11/2013 4:23:17 PM EDT
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You go to meet a stranger to buy or sell a firearm? Generally I always try to have someone (armed) with me when I'm making a firearms deal just in case the person I'm meeting with has plans to not play nice. It's not always possible but it is something I try to do if I can. I've never had an issue but I always feel better when I've got someone watching what's going on around me while I'm busy with the deal. I've found that most people that I'm meeting also do the same and I've had a couple even comment saying something like "I see you brought someone to watch your back too, very smart these days".
I had a job at one point that was not as a LEO but dealt with the same issues and we always worked in pairs because it was just too dangerous to work alone and I can attest that the one person makes a huge difference which is another reason I prefer having another person with me. When dealing with people you are familiar with it's not as necessary but when meeting someone from an ad, such as Armslist, I consider it mandatory. Regardless of how good your skills are you can't get out of being at a disadvantage when you are on your own if the person you are meeting has ill intent. How many of you bring along a friend to act as your "security"? |
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The few times I've sold a firearm it was always to somebody I knew, or we knew someone in common, a friend of a friend. This. In well over 20 years of active firearms ownership I've never bought or sold to somebody FTF that I didn't know directly or 1st degree indirectly through a friend. If I did do a transaction with an unknown I'd ask for a meeting in a public place, be armed and have someone with me who could "check my six". |
| That's not the case at all, you could buy/sell a gun in the parking lot of a police station and still have something bad happen. There's no such thing as a safe area unless you go to extremes. Most people assume they are safe in public areas but bad things happen in the most unlikely places all the time. |
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That's not the case at all, you could buy/sell a gun in the parking lot of a police station and still have something bad happen. There's no such thing as a safe area unless you go to extremes. Most people assume they are safe in public areas but bad things happen in the most unlikely places all the time. I mean the people, not the place. |
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Not me, I'm not going to miss out on good deal just because something might happen. If it was something that seemed really off from the start I'd just bow out before hand. The odds of something bad happening are pretty slim so I plan ahead by having someone with me who can see what I can't and go from there. I've always lived by this rule "Hope for the best but be prepared for the worst" and, so far, I've never had anything catch me unprepared.
You always see that person on the news that was the victim of a robbery or other bad situation who says "I never expected it to happen to me". If you walk around thinking it will never happen to you (unless it's winning the lottery), you've already set yourself up for disaster. I don't expect to win the lottery, mainly because I don't buy tickets, but I have planned what in would do with my first big check just in case lol. I'd pay off my bills, my family's bills, donate to a bunch of charities and buy a brand new Corvette :) . Gotta be prepared! |
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I sell alot through craigslist, armslist, facebook (non friends) and other random sites. Never had an issue.
My rules are 1. Always let wifey know where going and when to expect a call saying deal is done. 2. Meet in a pulic place like walmart with high traffic and lots of lights/cameras. 3. Bring a friend 4. Bring a gun. 5. If you can't bring a friend, bring a bigger gun. Haven't had an issue in over 250 transactions. I trust my gut though and bail if something seems off. |