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Tyler_Ladd wrote:*Hand shake*
Buyer: Hi, I'm Tyler
Seller: Hi, I'm Bob
Buyer: Here's your money, you live in Ohio right?
Seller: Yup, here's the gun, you live here too?
Buyer: Yup. Everything work like it's supposed to?
Seller: Yup.
Buyer: Cool, see ya later.
*Hand shake*
P-chan wrote:So what happens if the gun you sold is used in a crime, and the police recover the weapon. They're going to trace the serial number to the gun shop that sold it, and look up the 4473 with your name on it, right*? I would certainly want to have a bill of sale with the purchaser's name in that scenario.
*Assuming you purchased the firearm from a gun shop, that is.
P-chan wrote:So what happens if the gun you sold is used in a crime, . . . I would certainly want to have a bill of sale . . .
DisgruntledCitizen wrote:P-chan wrote:So what happens if the gun you sold is used in a crime, and the police recover the weapon. They're going to trace the serial number to the gun shop that sold it, and look up the 4473 with your name on it, right*? I would certainly want to have a bill of sale with the purchaser's name in that scenario.
*Assuming you purchased the firearm from a gun shop, that is.
If the gun turns up in a shooting somewhere in Manitoba, Veracruz, or Nevada, I imagine I'll have ample alibi to show that I wasn't at the scene or anywhere near the scene.
"I sold the gun to somebody, I don't remember who, a while ago, I don't remember how long ago, and obviously I lost control over what happened with it when I sold it to them..."
If I sell a gun at a local gun show and then 24 months later it winds up at a crime scene in Vancouver, Regina, Reno, Los Angeles, or Tijuana, I really don't care. It's not my fault, it's not my problem, and I'm not responsible for it.
If I sold a car to somebody, they sell it to somebody, they sell it to somebody, and it changes hands a half-dozen times, and ultimately is used to run somebody over in a fit of rage, am I expected to shoulder any of the blame?
P-chan wrote:DisgruntledCitizen wrote:P-chan wrote:So what happens if the gun you sold is used in a crime, and the police recover the weapon. They're going to trace the serial number to the gun shop that sold it, and look up the 4473 with your name on it, right*? I would certainly want to have a bill of sale with the purchaser's name in that scenario.
*Assuming you purchased the firearm from a gun shop, that is.
If the gun turns up in a shooting somewhere in Manitoba, Veracruz, or Nevada, I imagine I'll have ample alibi to show that I wasn't at the scene or anywhere near the scene.
"I sold the gun to somebody, I don't remember who, a while ago, I don't remember how long ago, and obviously I lost control over what happened with it when I sold it to them..."
If I sell a gun at a local gun show and then 24 months later it winds up at a crime scene in Vancouver, Regina, Reno, Los Angeles, or Tijuana, I really don't care. It's not my fault, it's not my problem, and I'm not responsible for it.
If I sold a car to somebody, they sell it to somebody, they sell it to somebody, and it changes hands a half-dozen times, and ultimately is used to run somebody over in a fit of rage, am I expected to shoulder any of the blame?
Whoa, nobody's saying the seller in this scenario would be at fault, or shouldering any of the blame - but regardless of that, you WOULD have the authorities knocking on your door, expecting you to be armed and possibly dangerous. Wouldn't it be nice to give them another name to track down, instead of telling them "I sold it, a while ago, to somebody...." and possibly having to be put into custody and answer a bunch of questions?
dan dan the XD40 man wrote:So just how often is a gun found at the scene of a crime without the bad guy being there as well?
charben wrote:P-chan: I don't have your concerns nor am I willing to guide the police to someone else. You are welcome to do whatever makes you comfortable, though. Just don't be surprised if someone refuses to do business with you. They might have different concerns.
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