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I've sold numerous guns, both handguns and long guns FTF here in Idaho.
I've always asked the top 3 questions for gun ownership before making a completed exchange.
1) Have you ever been convicted of a felony?
2) Are you over 21?
3)Is there any reason that you can't own a firearm?
For me, it's nothing more than a case of CYA. I'd feel guilty and terrible if any gun I've ever sold was used in a crime and I found out about it.
I actually had the situation happen once where somebody I was planning to sell a gun to did have a Felony on his record and I didn't know it at first.
I asked him "Have you ever been convicted of a felony?" and without even thinking about his answer, he simply said yes. End of transaction.
He said that nobody had ever asked him that question before, and without even thinking, he answered quickly and honestly. I caught him off-guard and saved myself the problems that could have happend with that transaction.
I think all of us need to be responsible gun owners, sellers & traders whenever we transfer a firearm from our control. It has nothing to do with Brady, or the 2nd amendment, it's just the right thing to do.
By acting responsibly and treating every transaction with this level of seriousness we'll hear much less from the anti-gun activists out there.
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