Edit "Seems I am the idiot here, did not understand the impact the ATF laws had on private purchase of guns". Appology sent to the seller. I am going to leave the original posting up as it is a good lesson on all the issues that impact our enjoyment of the 2nd ammendment.
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Not that I expect to find them here on Open Carry but I just need to vent about idiots. I am not a Colorado resident. I am a pilot by trade and travel back and forth to my home state. I have a CCW back home and had started training for fire arms instructor. Also a reservist.
I was looking at purchasing a rifle from an ad on RMGO Marketplace. Guy has the rifle I have wanted for a long time at a great price. We exchange a couple of emails back and forth and I tell him the situation. He tells me he can only sell to Active duty, not reserves eek, No idea where he got this lame brained idea. I explain the laws for private sale to him, even send him a copy of the laws. We decide to do the sale on Sunday and we agree on a place to meet. Then he emails me back saying he is not sure he can legally sell to me without using a dealer. Says he has to call someone. Doesn't say who. Asks me to standby. I wait around all day for him.
Today I get a email back saying he called the ATF and they told him he can't sell to a private individual without using a dealer. (REALLY? That's like calling the Brady foundation and asking if assult rifles are legal to own :banghead: ). This is after I point him to RMGO (which he must be a member since he posted an Ad) and the NRA which both give specific info about the laws and how it applies to private firearm sales. :cuss::banghead::cuss::banghead::cuss::banghead:
It is staggering the amount of bad info out there regarding firearms. If you don't know it you shouldn't be owning or selling firearms. Take a class, read the law, just get a clue.
Whew...ok, I am done, just needed to get that off my chest.
---Begin original post-----
Not that I expect to find them here on Open Carry but I just need to vent about idiots. I am not a Colorado resident. I am a pilot by trade and travel back and forth to my home state. I have a CCW back home and had started training for fire arms instructor. Also a reservist.
I was looking at purchasing a rifle from an ad on RMGO Marketplace. Guy has the rifle I have wanted for a long time at a great price. We exchange a couple of emails back and forth and I tell him the situation. He tells me he can only sell to Active duty, not reserves eek, No idea where he got this lame brained idea. I explain the laws for private sale to him, even send him a copy of the laws. We decide to do the sale on Sunday and we agree on a place to meet. Then he emails me back saying he is not sure he can legally sell to me without using a dealer. Says he has to call someone. Doesn't say who. Asks me to standby. I wait around all day for him.
Today I get a email back saying he called the ATF and they told him he can't sell to a private individual without using a dealer. (REALLY? That's like calling the Brady foundation and asking if assult rifles are legal to own :banghead: ). This is after I point him to RMGO (which he must be a member since he posted an Ad) and the NRA which both give specific info about the laws and how it applies to private firearm sales. :cuss::banghead::cuss::banghead::cuss::banghead:
It is staggering the amount of bad info out there regarding firearms. If you don't know it you shouldn't be owning or selling firearms. Take a class, read the law, just get a clue.
Whew...ok, I am done, just needed to get that off my chest.
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