One thing that everyone seems to be forgetting is that unless the bill of sale is notarized, it's worth exactly nothing. I'm not a lawyer, but I deal with legal documents quite often in my profession. A piece of paper with two signatures on it proves exactly nothing and is not a legal document.
When the JBT kick down your door because the gun you sold to Jim Bob was used in a crime and you show them your bill of sale, can you prove that the bill of sale is legitimate? Can you prove that you did not forge Jim Bob's signature?
Suppose they manage to track both you and Jim Bob down. You have your bill of sale as "proof" that you sold the gun. Jim Bob says I never signed a bill of sale. I've never met this guy in my life. Then what?
Do you bill of sales guys bring a notary public along to witness, sign, and seal the bill of sale? If not, then what "protection" are you really affording yourselves with via these bills of sales?
When the JBT kick down your door because the gun you sold to Jim Bob was used in a crime and you show them your bill of sale, can you prove that the bill of sale is legitimate? Can you prove that you did not forge Jim Bob's signature?
Suppose they manage to track both you and Jim Bob down. You have your bill of sale as "proof" that you sold the gun. Jim Bob says I never signed a bill of sale. I've never met this guy in my life. Then what?
Do you bill of sales guys bring a notary public along to witness, sign, and seal the bill of sale? If not, then what "protection" are you really affording yourselves with via these bills of sales?