Pretty much all of those things. All you are doing is adding personal liability to a gun you no longer control. That just doesn't make any sense to me.
Tbink about it like this. You sell a gun to Steve. Steve shoots and kills a very wealthy 16 yo boy. Boys family hires the best attorney. You really want documents proving you sold it to him. If you were so worried about Steve why didn't you go through an FFL? They would have a field day on you in civil court.
Second. A bill of sale is a business transaction. And the ATF has shall we say their own opinion on what 'in the business' means. And how exactly are you storing those personal records. Do you have it behind two locked doors? Who else has access to it?
For a buyers perspective do you really want a knock on the door from some overzealous cops because a gun you bought was used in a crime? Cops are not here to help you.
So yea, some of that may sound far fetched, but so do a lot of things that end up costing a lot of money. So does being prosecuted for using a 10mm. So does having a BB gun in a hotel room.
I have yet to hear a single logical way that a BOS is beneficial beyond making whoever asks for it feel good about a transaction. I can think of many ways that it would work against both sides. It is completely unnecessary. I wouldn't ask for one if you sold me a chainsaw or a refrigerator either.
If you're that concerned just use an FFL service. Otherwise I'm silent and don't recall. And I'm not here to help.
Tbink about it like this. You sell a gun to Steve. Steve shoots and kills a very wealthy 16 yo boy. Boys family hires the best attorney. You really want documents proving you sold it to him. If you were so worried about Steve why didn't you go through an FFL? They would have a field day on you in civil court.
Second. A bill of sale is a business transaction. And the ATF has shall we say their own opinion on what 'in the business' means. And how exactly are you storing those personal records. Do you have it behind two locked doors? Who else has access to it?
For a buyers perspective do you really want a knock on the door from some overzealous cops because a gun you bought was used in a crime? Cops are not here to help you.
So yea, some of that may sound far fetched, but so do a lot of things that end up costing a lot of money. So does being prosecuted for using a 10mm. So does having a BB gun in a hotel room.
I have yet to hear a single logical way that a BOS is beneficial beyond making whoever asks for it feel good about a transaction. I can think of many ways that it would work against both sides. It is completely unnecessary. I wouldn't ask for one if you sold me a chainsaw or a refrigerator either.
If you're that concerned just use an FFL service. Otherwise I'm silent and don't recall. And I'm not here to help.
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