6 Tips to Stay Safe when Buying Guns from Individuals

 

Not everyone goes to an FFL when buying a gun, if you’re buying from an individual, consider the following tips to stay safe. 

1. Perform a transfer record.  http://www.beararms.com/pdf/ftup.pdf is great resource.  Print it off and you are done.
2. Check the identification of the individual to ensure they are of age and who they say they are.  Common sense.
3. See if they are listed as sex offenders.  Not a requirement but I suggest doing so to make sure they are not creeps.
4. Check to see if the weapon you are buying is stolen.  http://www.hotgunz.com/ is a free database, but you can use google and find many others.  Maybe even give your local police a call.
5. Use an app such as PistolPay to make the transaction.  The great thing about credit cards is that they leave records of purchases.  You will now have a record of the purchase and they will have a receipt as well.  Generally crooks dislike paper trails.
6. Meet in a public place, during daylight hours with lots of traffic coming in and out (McDonalds, Taco Bell, Burger King, etc).

Who you CANNOT sell guns to (legally speaking)

1. Has been convicted in any court of a crime punishable by imprisonment for a term exceeding 1 year;
2. Is a fugitive from justice;
3. Is an unlawful user of or addicted to any controlled substance;
4. Has been adjudicated as a mental defective or has been committed to a mental institution;
5. Is an alien illegally or unlawfully in the United States or an alien admitted to the United States under a nonimmigrant visa;
6. Has been discharged from the Armed Forces under dishonorable conditions;
7. Having been a citizen of the United States, has renounced his or her citizenship;
8. Is subject to a court order that restrains the person from harassing, stalking, or threatening an intimate partner or child of such intimate partner; or
9. Has been convicted of a misdemeanor crime of domestic violence
10. Cannot lawfully receive, possess, ship, or transport a firearm.
    Source: http://www.atf.gov/content/firearms-frequently-asked-questions-unlicensed-persons#private-record-keeping