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frankie_the_yankee wrote:I think the reference was to the fact that Pythons, and maybe the 6" ones, are highly prized revolvers that command a high value on the used market. So under the "tote law" (as described), giving the seller a "lowball" offer in an effort to buy the gun cheap could be a violation and get the pawn shop owner in trouble.

Indeed, the Pythons are highly prized, and sell for similarly high prices. Built like a Swiss watch, they are a fine example of fine gun making.

The pawn broker was definitely trying to hornswaggle Jerry357.

But I am not sure what you refer to when you mention 'violation' and 'get the pawn shop owner in trouble.'

Pawn shops exist to offer ridiculously low prices for items which are then sold at a high profit margin.

There's no violation to this and no one gets into trouble. It's the nature of the business. The seller gets taken and the pawn shop makes high profit.

txinvestigator wrote:How could it lose value over a law wich broadens the ability to carry?

Again, just my interpretation of what the pawn broker meant, was that a 6", being harder to conceal, would not be as desireable as say, a 4".

Funny, my initial impression upon reading "tote law" was a reference to the concealed carry law and further, that a 6", being more difficult to carry, would have lost perceived value.

I guess it's all in how you read something.

But anyway you look at it, this guy is trying to take advantage. (funny, I thought of many words to use in that last sentence, but none would have been 10YOD compliant.

A blued Python in 95% condition is listed at $775.