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Pointshoot · October 8, 2012, 10:44 AM

I hope the OP and others here won't mind if I ask a related question please - -

I've come across ads in GunBroker, GunsAmerica, etc where private parties are selling guns and state that the buyers FFL must be willing to accept a gun from a private party. When I contacted some of these individuals they said that they use a local FFL to ship handguns by Priority Mail. So, if the seller is using an FFL to ship the gun - - why wouldnt a buyers FFL accept it ?

One of my local FFLs won't accept handguns from private sellers, but I always thought this was in the case of a private seller shipping it to them by overnite UPS or FedX. (Like in the instance mentioned by the OP.) Perhaps someone can clarify this for me. Thank you.

October 8, 2012, 10:44 AM	#11
Pointshoot Senior Member Join Date: May 23, 2004 Posts: 236	I hope the OP and others here won't mind if I ask a related question please - - I've come across ads in GunBroker, GunsAmerica, etc where private parties are selling guns and state that the buyers FFL must be willing to accept a gun from a private party. When I contacted some of these individuals they said that they use a local FFL to ship handguns by Priority Mail. So, if the seller is using an FFL to ship the gun - - why wouldnt a buyers FFL accept it ? One of my local FFLs won't accept handguns from private sellers, but I always thought this was in the case of a private seller shipping it to them by overnite UPS or FedX. (Like in the instance mentioned by the OP.) Perhaps someone can clarify this for me. Thank you.