re: #234 William Barnett-Lewis

How obnoxious is that kind of transfer? I’m used to paying the local FFL $20 but I had someone decide not to buy a Winchester 94 from me because she couldn’t find anyplace for less than $100. Is that typical because of the extra time and hassle? Are there only certain FFL’s that do that kind of thing? Just curious - it’s a beat up old beast so the primary price tag was pretty low to start with so that much of a fee was too big a chunk for a not rare “truck gun”.

Yeah, fees are quite high. The legal peril any gun dealer faces for even the smallest error or conflict between keeping local PD, the state and the Federal protocol is pretty scary. I know a Californian who inherited a few guns that were no longer legal to buy, but were just fine a generation ago when bought. Nothing full auto or military. This person did not want the guns. So selling them legally above board was a fair choice.

As Even though this person hired a retired cop who has the specialized knowledge of gun laws to get rid of her guns for here, she still got threatening legal letters from the state of California. Really intimidating stuff. The pressure was on to turn them in for smelting instead of sell them where they are perfectly legal and a registration process would apply.

This is the downside of strong gun control. They took it to where a law abiding person can mis step even with professional help and still face legal sanction of fines and a damaged record.