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how do you do a private sale?

Ken56

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Dandridge, TN
Please excuse me but I have never had to do this before........how do you do a private sale/purchase? Do I need to get the paperwork from the sheriff... or a dealer? and what do I do with the paperwork? turn it into the sheriff? sorry, but I have no clue on this. I know you guys out there will know. thanks in advance.
 

SovereignAxe

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Elizabethton, TN
well, I came in here just to say

1. buyer hand cash to seller
2. seller hand gun to buyer
3. shake hands

but I forgot some of you have to register guns and fill out forms. what a pain.
 

Ken56

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Dandridge, TN
Thanks for all the input ....and humor. I wish it were as easy as it is for you all in Tennesee. thats the way it should be.
 

rodbender

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Jun 23, 2008
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Navasota, Texas, USA
well, I came in here just to say

1. buyer hand cash to seller
2. seller hand gun to buyer
3. shake hands

but I forgot some of you have to register guns and fill out forms. what a pain.

Works for me in Texas, too. I normally check I.D. for residency if I do not know the person. If I have other suspicions, I ask for CHL.
 
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wrightme

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Oct 19, 2008
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Fallon, Nevada, USA
well, I came in here just to say

1. buyer hand cash to seller
2. seller hand gun to buyer
3. shake hands

but I forgot some of you have to register guns and fill out forms. what a pain.

Thanks for all the input ....and humor. I wish it were as easy as it is for you all in Tennesee. thats the way it should be.

And NV........
 
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