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In reply to the discussion: Stevie Wonder says he will go buy a gun to show the ridiculousness of the laws!! [View all]AtheistCrusader
(33,982 posts)So there are four sites that don't deal in guns at all. Ok, that's entirely separate from your other point.
For those sites that DO sell firearms, or facilitate the sale of firearms, there are legal requirements for direct FFL transfers. Why would you even bring up Ebay as an example? Ebay won't send something to an FFL because they don't allow firearm sales AT ALL.
What happened on that Armslist sale, the owner of the firearm committed at least 2 felonies, and withdrew the gun from sale on Armslist, to sell it directly (private transfer, KNOWINGLY to an ineligible recipient) to the purchaser. Had the purchase been completed THROUGH Armslist, it would have been sent to an FFL, and the FLL would have conducted the check, and rejected the purchaser.
They are not "buying guns no questions asked", the Brady flack is full of shit. There WERE questions asked, and that led to the seller abrogating the controlled, law abiding sale, and going 'back alley' instead/, outside of Armslist, as it were. All illegal from stem to stern, and he's in jail now.
What is Armslist supposed to do? Report all canceled sales to the BATFE for follow up? The BATFE doesn't even follow up when someone swears to be an eligible recipient, tries to buy a gun, and fails the background check due to felony conviction. That's a straight up perjury charge, with evidence signed by the criminal committing the crime, and they do fuck-all with that.