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Liberty wrote:

austinrealtor wrote:

Rex B wrote: But legally, something like this is good enough. "Oh, I swapped that thing off not long after I bought it. No, don't recall much about the guy".

IANAL, but I'd be careful about the above heavily emphasized phrase what with BATF apparently on the prowl for "straw purchases" these days. I'd say something more like "I bought it, shot it, didn't like it, so sold it to some other guy" ... or "I bought it, took it home, wife threatened to divorce me over it, so I sold it to some other guy"

Remember Martha Stuart and Scooter Libby. Lying to the feds can get you in more trouble than any actual wrongdoing. My suggestion is to never ever to the Feds. Let a lawyer do the talking for you. Even an unintentional misspeak can be dangerous.

I was not in any way condoning lying to Feds or anyone else. I was saying to be careful in the words you use with them (or, as suggested, don't speak to them at all - let your lawyer do it) .... tell them the TRUTH and make sure the TRUTH is not going to wind up getting you hassled about a straw purchase scenario. I've heard of guys buying AR-15s from Academy and immediatly taking them to the gun show to sell off for $200 more than they paid. While this is a great example of Capitalism, it is also dangerously close to a straw purchase (may technically be one - I dunno) ... when I buy a gun and then have buyers remourse, I always wait AT LEAST a month before even contemplating selling it. This way it truly is NOT a straw purchase - at least not in my book. As usual, IANAL. your mileage may vary.

Rex B wrote: But legally, something like this is good enough. "Oh, I swapped that thing off not long after I bought it. No, don't recall much about the guy".

IANAL, but I'd be careful about the above heavily emphasized phrase what with BATF apparently on the prowl for "straw purchases" these days. I'd say something more like "I bought it, shot it, didn't like it, so sold it to some other guy" ... or "I bought it, took it home, wife threatened to divorce me over it, so I sold it to some other guy"