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orangello · April 3, 2012, 08:47 PM

Dogtown, i appreciate your response. I had not considered that the seller was basically paying the FFL to take the seller's place in line should the police start looking for a firearm thief. That seems like a short-sighted plan for an actual thieving seller, as the FFL would have a record of who sold him the firearm in question, should the police inquire. A professional thief would surely know to use an actual "fence" for better insulation from the authorities.

I'm sure the mirage of safety/legal status given to a firearm by passing it through a FFL is well worth a reasonable fee to many buyers.

April 3, 2012, 08:47 PM	#26
orangello Senior Member Join Date: February 25, 2009 Posts: 566	Dogtown, i appreciate your response. I had not considered that the seller was basically paying the FFL to take the seller's place in line should the police start looking for a firearm thief. That seems like a short-sighted plan for an actual thieving seller, as the FFL would have a record of who sold him the firearm in question, should the police inquire. A professional thief would surely know to use an actual "fence" for better insulation from the authorities. I'm sure the mirage of safety/legal status given to a firearm by passing it through a FFL is well worth a reasonable fee to many buyers. Last edited by orangello; April 3, 2012 at 08:53 PM.