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Duckhunter935

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11. depends

Reply to safeinOhio (Reply #10)

Wed Sep 17, 2014, 08:13 AM

Sep 2014

If the seller knew, the law was broken regardless. Say they were friends. It is still a state issue and it is up to the state to enforce or update the law.

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Should be longer than 10 years Duckhunter935 Sep 2014 #3

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--or a gun show. Hoppy Sep 2014 #6

and even then if the seller had known the individual Duckhunter935 Sep 2014 #9

Money involved, so safeinOhio Sep 2014 #10

depends Duckhunter935 Sep 2014 #11

Most likely it is rare safeinOhio Sep 2014 #12

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