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boba wrote:

stephengauntt wrote:If they don't show you a CHL then don't sell to them.
By insisting on seeing a CHL you are
exercising care to ensure you are not selling to the wrong person.
Get the buyers CHL number and keep in for your records just in case

Considering the buyer is the one on the hook if the gun is stolen or was used in a crime, maybe it's a good idea not to buy unless the seller can show a CHL and lets you record the number for your records just in case.

Texas Gun Trader suggests using a bill of sale (http://texasguntrader.com/billofsale.pdf" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;). It's important that both the buyer and seller agree to the details of the transaction, including whether there's a record of the sale, before meeting. If I was privately selling a gun and whipped out a bill of sale for some people, they would balk at writing something down on paper. That doesn't mean they're criminals, just that some folks are very specific that "private" means "private". Doesn't obligate me to sell a gun to them either.