Selling my rifle.

[nightster]

Thinking about selling my Bushmaster ar15 and curious about how I should go about doing it. I'd like it to be legal of course so how can I go about making sure that it is. Thanks

 

[shooterfpga]

walk up to someone, ask if they wanna buy your ar15.

yes) ask them to hand over cash and then you hand over the ar15 and walk away

no) ask someone else.

 

[nightster]

Obviously bill of sale and that's it or what?

 

[Mike D Texas]

Why bill of sale?

What will that accomplish?


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[Younggun]

Obviously bill of sale and that's it or what?

WHERE THE HELL DOES THIS STUFF COME FROM???????!!!!!!!?!?!?!?!?!?!?

 

[nightster]

From the sound of it I guess nothing. Pretty obvious this is the first time I've sold a firearm, just trying to make sure I do it right...

 

[Carbohydrates]

As far as I know, even a bill of sale isn't necessarily required, but it's absolutely 100% a good idea to protect yourself.

The gist of it is you can sell a gun face-to-face to anybody who you do not know is ineligible to own it. I've done a lot of FTF buying and selling. I've had sellers do as little as check my driver's license to ensure I was a resident, to as much as having me sign a statement of legal eligibility to own a handgun. If I were you, I would certainly check a driver's license for residency and age, ask for a CHL if they have one, and take down their name and address off the driver's license as well as the serial number of the firearm you sold them for your own records.

 

[Younggun]

DO you have any reason to believe they could not legally own a gun?

Answer No, sell them gun and move on with no need for any BS...I mean BoS....Nope first one was right.

Answer yes, find someone else and ask start over.

 

[shooterfpga]

Obviously bill of sale and that's it or what?

you can ask for a bill of sale, if youd like to frame it on your wall and put pretty bows next to it.

however, no you dont need a bill of sale. its not required per texas law and nobody will buy your weapon if you ask for one. unless of course, they live under a rock.

 

[Younggun]

As far as I know, even a bill of sale isn't necessarily required, but it's absolutely 100% a good idea to protect yourself.

The gist of it is you can sell a gun face-to-face to anybody who you do not know is ineligible to own it. I've done a lot of FTF buying and selling. I've had sellers do as little as check my driver's license to ensure I was a resident, to as much as having me sign a statement of legal eligibility to own a handgun. If I were you, I would certainly check a driver's license for residency and age, ask for a CHL if they have one, and take down their name and address off the driver's license as well as the serial number of the firearm you sold them for your own records.

This is not a good idea.

 

[Carbohydrates]

This is not a good idea.

I'm fully willing to embrace the idea that you are correct here, but I'm curious as to why not?

 

[shooterfpga]

This is not a good idea.

+1 another name to add to my do not sell or buy from list.

 

[hkusp1]

Yay another bill of sale conversation!!! Where's txr at?

 

[Carbohydrates]

+1 another name to add to my do not sell or buy from list.

I'm sorry you feel that way. I bought guns in person many times before I tried my hand at actually selling one, and all transactions I've been involved in were handled how I described, which is why I got it in my head to conduct business that way. I moved here from WA recently, though, and most of the aforementioned deals took place there. There's clearly a different style here when it comes to buying and selling and I'll certainly adjust accordingly! Last thing I'd ever want to do is ruffle feathers in a transaction over unnecessary information. I appreciate everybody's input.

 

[Younggun]

I'm fully willing to embrace the idea that you are correct here, but I'm curious as to why not?

It offers absolutly no protection and give your personal information to a stranger. And I believe renegade sighted several instances where it actually got the "record keeper" in trouble. If it was not renegade I opologize but may try to hunt down the thread.

 

[txinvestigator]

As far as I know, even a bill of sale isn't necessarily required, but it's absolutely 100% a good idea to protect yourself.

How do you imagine it does that?

The gist of it is you can sell a gun face-to-face to anybody who you do not know is ineligible to own it. I've done a lot of FTF buying and selling. I've had sellers do as little as check my driver's license to ensure I was a resident, to as much as having me sign a statement of legal eligibility to own a handgun. If I were you, I would certainly check a driver's license for residency and age, ask for a CHL if they have one, and take down their name and address off the driver's license as well as the serial number of the firearm you sold them for your own records.

You do not need my damn name or address.

 

[shooterfpga]

I'm sorry you feel that way. I bought guns in person many times before I tried my hand at actually selling one, and all transactions I've been involved in were handled how I described, which is why I got it in my head to conduct business that way. I moved here from WA recently, though, and most of the aforementioned deals took place there. There's clearly a different style here when it comes to buying and selling and I'll certainly adjust accordingly! Last thing I'd ever want to do is ruffle feathers in a transaction over unnecessary information. I appreciate everybody's input.

oh, well in that case i dont blame you. youre on the good list again, lol. i can certainly understand being accustomed to doing it one way, since that was what youre used to. im guessing that the law there required one?

 

[Carbohydrates]

Younggun, good to know, thank you. I'll try to track that thread down - always good to learn something.

 

[hkusp1]

Last time I gave my personal info to a stranger I ended up with a lifetime subscription to ebony plumpers.

 

[nightster]

Thanks everyone, just wanted to make sure i was doing right.