About two months ago, I purchased a firearm via Gunbroker. It was from New Jersey and was a steal of a deal (and hopefully the gun ain't stolen). I hadn't purchased a gun from out-of-state for a few years now. I used to use a guy named Dave. He ran a gun store in New Palestine called Dave's Gun Shop, and a few times they were at the 1500. Later, he moved his store to his home which was located in far northern Shelby County just off St. Rd. 9. They would only charge $10.00 for transfer fees, and I never had an issue getting him to mail an FFL for me.
Well, I got on this site to find a dealer to do the transfer. I realized that many won't take guns from private parties. I understand why this is. Thankfully I found a store that would and everything went great. Fast forward, I find another deal on-line from a private party. The store I last used has now gotten to the point they don't want to send out their FFL to just anyone. Thankfully that issue is now resolved.
The purpose of this post is to give folks a warning that more and more FFLs don't want to either accept guns from private individuals and/or don't want to send out copies of their FFL. The reasons I have read are as follows:
-The private individual won't send the reburied paperwork.
-Reports of people using copies of FFLs fraudulently trying to buy guns on the FFL.
The guy from New Jersey told me that if I could find an FFL that he could ship to directly, it would add another $50. He said that some FFLs in New Jersey will flat out refuse to take in, then ship out, and firearm. They fear anything that goes wrong will get their license (state or federal I don't know) yanked. He said those that will do it will want at least $50, which would include the store paying the shipping.
With all these hassles, I doubt I will be buying anymore firearms on-line anytime soon. If anyone here knows of a more painless process, I am all ears. One thing I thought of was that an FFL here could just provide their license number and the person could verify it on the ATF website, but I am not sure if that shows address or not. I also should point out that my most recent seller wanted a copy for his records, to protect himself if something should go wrong.
Opinions?
Well, I got on this site to find a dealer to do the transfer. I realized that many won't take guns from private parties. I understand why this is. Thankfully I found a store that would and everything went great. Fast forward, I find another deal on-line from a private party. The store I last used has now gotten to the point they don't want to send out their FFL to just anyone. Thankfully that issue is now resolved.
The purpose of this post is to give folks a warning that more and more FFLs don't want to either accept guns from private individuals and/or don't want to send out copies of their FFL. The reasons I have read are as follows:
-The private individual won't send the reburied paperwork.
-Reports of people using copies of FFLs fraudulently trying to buy guns on the FFL.
The guy from New Jersey told me that if I could find an FFL that he could ship to directly, it would add another $50. He said that some FFLs in New Jersey will flat out refuse to take in, then ship out, and firearm. They fear anything that goes wrong will get their license (state or federal I don't know) yanked. He said those that will do it will want at least $50, which would include the store paying the shipping.
With all these hassles, I doubt I will be buying anymore firearms on-line anytime soon. If anyone here knows of a more painless process, I am all ears. One thing I thought of was that an FFL here could just provide their license number and the person could verify it on the ATF website, but I am not sure if that shows address or not. I also should point out that my most recent seller wanted a copy for his records, to protect himself if something should go wrong.
Opinions?
