I have a couple of handguns that I am considering selling in Indiana.
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The guy's been here since 2009...to ......
It's your gun now - you sell how you like. (FTF or dealer)I have a handgun from my uncle that past away 15 years ago. What is the legal way of selling it and how do I go by doing it.
Did he steal it? No? Then irrelevant.Problem is I don't know where he got it from.
Irrelevant, too.It was his carry gun.
I have a handgun from my uncle that past away 15 years ago. What is the legal way of selling it and how do I go by doing it. Problem is I don't know where he got it from. It was his carry gun.
Well, it would seem there are a lot of "gun people" in full support of registration and subsequent confiscation.
No it's called people like to play it safe to ensure they aren't selling to a crack head or some kinda convicted felon.
Don't try to lump people together who are just trying to be law abiding as being pro confiscation and registration. If you are fine with selling guns to strangers without so much as checking their ID to make sure they are from this state then I would say it's your morals regarding firearms that should be questioned.
Ok, my point is that there is only one reason to have that piece of paper. To show the authorities when they come knocking on your door. You are not legally required to have it and they cannot do anything to you if you don't have it. Listen, I don't want a criminal to get a gun any more than you do. I also am unwilling to reinforce the idea that these items must have a paper trail. That is all I am saying. IMHO keeping a bill of sale is playing into the gun grabbers hands.I'm fully aware of the current status on gun rights. I'm pretty sure everyone on this forum is aware of it especially after Sandy Hook. It's been the talk of the town for the past six months.
However as I stated to someone asking about selling a gun privately. It's just a means to protect yourself in showing the firearm has changed hands and you have no reason to believe the buyer should be barred from buying a gun.
That's just how I feel about it if they don't have a license to carry as I'm sure others would agree. There are plenty of threads posted asking for either Bills of Sales or to see LTCH. But it's not like a bill of sale is being mailed straight to the ATF for record keeping so for you to say anyone who wants a bill of a sale is pro gun confiscation and registration is quite a leap as well.
Find buyer. Meet with buyer. Buyer hands you cash. You hand buyer gun. Deal done.
Gee, some of you guys' bills of sale are some pretty elaborate documents. Most times when I buy from a gun store I don't even get a dam register receipt.
I respect your opinion about the government not needing to know people's personal business. I just choose to keep records should the authorities or worse ATF were to show up at my door because a gun I previously owned was used in a some sort of crime long after I got rid of it.
My reasoning is because I do know of someone who had a similar problem after selling a firearm to someone and that type of outcome did come to pass long after the gun was sold.
If you feel it's necessary or if it just makes you feel better, try this.
Record of Firearm Transaction
DATE: _______________________________________
MANUFACTURE: _______________________________________
MODEL: _______________________________________
SERIAL NUMBER: _______________________________________
AMOUNT: _______________________________________
FROM: _______________________________________
(Print)
_______________________________________
(Signature)
TO: _______________________________________
(Print)
_______________________________________
(Signature)
Money was spent more money then I wanna spend and i'll leave it at that.