Armslist response to an ad that I posted

[Audie Murphy]

I had a few ad posted on Armslist and had people from IL and OH asking me to do a FTF. Informed them it was illegal to do a FTF with non IN residents and told them I can do a transfer from my local FFL to their local FFL.Never heard back from them.

 

[SubicWarrior1988]

he's not an Indiana resident, that's no decision at all.

Good choice.

 

[Novocaine.223]

yeah, you did ok bud

 

[Miles42]

I would have responded in the same way. You handled it well.

 

[chtheo]

Well done sir!

Could have also been an eager journalist/reporter trying to prove how "easy" it is to buy a gun in Indiana, then drive back to wherever (republic of california/illinois) in his rented 2012 Charger.

I hope no one else falls for this

 

[Mark 1911]

Good job, nicely done. Folks should be above-board even if there was no chance of being monitored by the law because the law-breakers make the rest of us look bad. The fact that the would-be buyer was driving a late model Charger sure makes you wonder if he was a LEO, could have been a bad day for someone being careless.

 

[williamsburg]

I hope no one else falls for this

Unfortunately several do fall for it. And it could be honest people who just don't know the actual letter of the law.
I live 20 miles from the KY state line. People think it's "okay to sell across state lines because the dealers do it".



OP, you did good. I've walked on deals that raised flags. Better safe than sorry. No judge or jury is going to buy - "Sorry, I didn't know it was illegal"

 

[LPMan59]

i'll be the 40th person to agree you did the right thing.

 

[BDBHoover]

Hope everyone who reads this will use the same caution... The number he used for me to contact him was a 510 area code as well...

 

[SSGSAD]

I woulda handled it the same as you did. At least he was polite about it, and didn't get all crappy with you.

YES, ANY doubts, pass it up !!!!! YOU did GOOD !!!!!

 

[Mark 1911]

Hope everyone who reads this will use the same caution... The number he used for me to contact him was a 510 area code as well...

That's a California area code. Cell phone maybe? Definitely not from IN.

 

[TheRude1]

Smells like ATF to me.

Yup that was a set up !
CYA wins the day !

Why do I say that ? Just a feelen !

Good job !!

 

[alloutjdm]

I have called the BATF office and what they had told me was you can purchase a long gun as an out of state license holder while living here but it has to be transferred through an FFL in the state of purchase. As for hand guns that has to be sent from an FFL in the purchase state to an FFL in the receiver state to be transferred. this is from someone else on the board

 

[BDBHoover]

I have called the BATF office and what they had told me was you can purchase a long gun as an out of state license holder while living here but it has to be transferred through an FFL in the state of purchase. As for hand guns that has to be sent from an FFL in the purchase state to an FFL in the receiver state to be transferred. this is from someone else on the board

Can any of you other ingoers verify this tidbit of info??

 

[alloutjdm]

call a shop tomorrow and ask...i know the ones in my area if you are from out of state and currently staying in indiana allows you to buy rifles but not hand guns...but be on the safe side you and him should meet at a gun store and have it transfer over to his name

https://www.indianagunowners.com/fo...3984-purchase_of_firearm_by_non_resident.html

 

[other dave]

I have called the BATF office and what they had told me was you can purchase a long gun as an out of state license holder while living here but it has to be transferred through an FFL in the state of purchase. As for hand guns that has to be sent from an FFL in the purchase state to an FFL in the receiver state to be transferred. this is from someone else on the board

Weren't you somehow directly / indirectly involved in the PSL 54C controversy? Just curious..

 

[sepe]

I would have sold to him AND let him "date" my pregnant wife (well, she isn't mine but I spend a lot of time with her).

 

[Chapparal]

Hmmm, interesting. I thought you could do the transfer via FFL with the person if they could prove they had moved to Indiana and were establishing residency. FFL would cover you.

But it is safer and happier to err on the side of caution! And you can sleep in your own bed as well!

 

[Audie Murphy]

Weren't you somehow directly / indirectly involved in the PSL 54C controversy? Just curious..

 

[JettaKnight]

Well done sir!

Could have also been an eager journalist/reporter trying to prove how "easy" it is to buy a gun in Indiana, then drive back to wherever (republic of california/illinois) in his rented 2012 Charger.

I hope no one else falls for this

Fall for what? We here at INGO only have suspicions (and a lot of them!). I'll play devil's advocate:

The buyer just moved from CA - hence the DL and cell phone*. He gets to IN, a bastion of freedom, and wants to immediately exercise this freedom buying guns he couldn't get in the DPRC**.




* a lot of people don't change cell phone numbers when moving.

** Democratic People's Republic of California