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• Get and/or give a bill of sale for the transfer and keep a copy—
identify the firearm including make, model, and serial number,
as well as the date and place of transfer;
• Put the residency information on the bill of sale including names,
addresses, and phone numbers; and
• Do not sell or transfer a firearm or ammunition if you think the
person may not be permitted or is prohibited from receiving
the firearm.
Why do this? Not only will it help establish residency, but if you
unfortunately happen to buy or sell a firearm that was previously
used in a crime, or if you sell or transfer a gun that is later used in
a crime, you want to be able to establish when you did and did not
own or possess the firearm.
Further, as a matter of good course, if you are a seller or transferor
in a private sale, you might ask whether there is any reason the
buyer/transferee cannot own a firearm. Why? So that if there is an
issue later, you can at a minimum say that you had no reason to
know the buyer could not legally possess firearms. However, do
not overlook behavior that may indicate the buyer is not telling
you the truth, because law enforcement will not overlook facts that
show you knew or had reasonable cause to believe that the buyer/
transferee could not own a firearm at the time of the transfer if a
legal issue arises later. Protect yourself!
V. BUYING, SELLING, AND TRANSFERRING THROUGH AN FFL
A. Basic procedures
Persons purchasing firearms through dealers must comply with
all legal requirements imposed by federal law. These include both
paperwork and appropriate background checks or screenings to
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