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I was just stumped by one of my co-workers while we were discussing firearm stuff....
What would the legality of this type of F2F sale be? (Both purchasers are legal, and there is no legal requirement for F2F transactions to go through a FFL or fill out a 4473
Person 1 purchases a gun at a gun store/FFL with his own money, but then decides he doesn't like the gun, and is unable to return it to the store
Person 1 sells that particular gun to person 2
Person 2 has the gun for at least 24 to 48 hours
Person 1 has sellers remorse, and convinces person 2 to sell the gun back to him
person 1 buys the gun back from person 2
Now, let's say for some reason, law enforcement ends up asking person 1 if they still own the firearm in question....
Would person 1 be able to legally say "I did own that gun, but i sold it" even though he is in possession of the gun?
I told my co-worker I didn't know, and it was a dangerous legal gray area, the statement was in fact technically true, but not a complete statement, and I'm sure law enforcement would be less than impressed if they somehow discovered person 1 did own the gun after all, even though it was a legal sale both times...
What would the legality of this type of F2F sale be? (Both purchasers are legal, and there is no legal requirement for F2F transactions to go through a FFL or fill out a 4473
Person 1 purchases a gun at a gun store/FFL with his own money, but then decides he doesn't like the gun, and is unable to return it to the store
Person 1 sells that particular gun to person 2
Person 2 has the gun for at least 24 to 48 hours
Person 1 has sellers remorse, and convinces person 2 to sell the gun back to him
person 1 buys the gun back from person 2
Now, let's say for some reason, law enforcement ends up asking person 1 if they still own the firearm in question....
Would person 1 be able to legally say "I did own that gun, but i sold it" even though he is in possession of the gun?
I told my co-worker I didn't know, and it was a dangerous legal gray area, the statement was in fact technically true, but not a complete statement, and I'm sure law enforcement would be less than impressed if they somehow discovered person 1 did own the gun after all, even though it was a legal sale both times...