Yet another that would have been interested if not for the meaningless requirements. I have a CHL and am also an instructor but cannot support requiring those for a sale. There are plenty of responsible owners without a CHL. A BOS is an even more useless requirement as it will do nothing for you legally. Are you going to have a legally drafted document (ahem 4473 and FFL book) or a notary present? If not then it really wont make an ounce of difference. I could write up a BOS for all my guns now and scribble someone else's name...
Losing out on a lot of big buyers with that nonsense.
Sent from Kate Beckinsale's closet.
What a BOS does for me legally is to have a (minor) proof that a gun left my possession. Since I am not forcing detail about the recipient, it does not necessarily give any detail about where the gun went. The format is along the lines of "On ___________, the firearm with S/N ____ was sold for _________" with my signature and the buyer's signature. I don't verify the buyer's signature against any documents, since my own comfort level in assuring me the buyer is legally authorized to buy the firearm are met by DL and CHL. Since pretty much every firearm I own came straight from an FFL (nearly all were new at purchase), I'm the first one in the chain that law enforcement would visit if a firearm is being tracked.
Yes, I could forge a bill of sale, but that is not in my makeup to do. The laws may cause unnecessary burdens, or useless procedures, but my own personal approach is to try to uphold the law and do the right thing. With regard to selling a firearm, this approach is what meets my comfort level. I'm fine with other folks doing in whatever way you like, within the law.