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Old November 9, 2012, 04:13 PM   #16
Frank Ettin
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Originally Posted by orangello View Post
...Purchases from a FFL require the buyer to complete a federal form 4473, but private purchases between individuals do not require this form to be completed. If a occaisional pot smoker bought a shotgun from a full-time pot non-smoker, would either of them be subject to the sanctions previously discussed in this thread?
Yes.

The buyer commits a federal felony by being an useful user of a controlled substance in possession of a gun. And the seller might for selling it to him, but only if the seller can be shown to have had reasonable grounds for believing that the buyer was a prohibited person.
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