This is what I would do.chuck j wrote:Pretty simple , just exchange name and address info with a driver license without the DL number . Each one gives a receipt to the other , old style works for me . Proves you bought it in good faith .
If both parties are amenable, a brief bill of sale/trade can be signed.
I'm less worried about having the gun forfeited because it really was stolen than I am about getting mixed up in the crime that happened before I acquired it. A bill of sale goes a long way to fix the latter.