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Gun Control & RKBA

safeinOhio

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20. All post selling firearms

Reply to SteveW (Reply #5)

Tue Jan 3, 2012, 04:00 AM

Jan 2012

are now banned from graigslist. If you see one, alert on it in the upper right hand corner and it will be removed quickly. Many try to get around it by saying "item that goes bang" and those post never last the whole day without being removed.

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Is there anyone who cannot purchase a gun if they want one? [View all] Logical Jan 2012 OP

All depends on whether you want to distinguish ManiacJoe Jan 2012 #1

I doubt the NICS B.G. test is effective as a prohibition tool... SteveW Jan 2012 #2

I am talking only about Craigslist in person sales. Not shipping. I think that is illegal. Logical Jan 2012 #3

I understand that... SteveW Jan 2012 #5

All post selling firearms safeinOhio Jan 2012 #20

Private gun sales E6-B Jan 2012 #13

Craigslist gun ads are supposed to be against the rules and deleted rl6214 Jan 2012 #17

"Unless he admits he is a felon there is no obligation on the seller to verify anything else." PavePusher Jan 2012 #4

I 100% agree. Nothing a seller can do to verify anything. n-t Logical Jan 2012 #6

If your contention were true, facts would bear that out.. X_Digger Jan 2012 #7

What do you mean? What 'contentions' are you talking about? I am wondering..... Logical Jan 2012 #8

I'm reading ahead in your playbook. Sorry. X_Digger Jan 2012 #16

Who's buying guns from eBay and Craigslist? BiggJawn Jan 2012 #9

OK, hmmm, I friend bougfht one from a craigslist posting. Maybe it was flagged after he contacted... Logical Jan 2012 #19

Guns and other weapons are prohibited on Craigslist Fourier Jan 2012 #10

where there is a will there is a way Tuesday Afternoon Jan 2012 #11

Do you really want anyone to run a background check? E6-B Jan 2012 #12

Which is why a private sale would require a dealer to run the backgound check... spin Jan 2012 #14

Can you still do a wind triangle? Fourier Jan 2012 #15

I don't want anyone to be able to run them. Logical Jan 2012 #18

Laws are made to address a problem. safeinOhio Jan 2012 #21

Agreed. ellisonz Jan 2012 #26

Yes, there are. beevul Jan 2012 #22

Private sales are unregulated. Atypical Liberal Jan 2012 #23

Craigslist does not accept ads for guns. Neither does eBay. GreenStormCloud Jan 2012 #24

map showing private sales. ileus Jan 2012 #25

Thanks for this!! n-t Logical Jan 2012 #27

Most of us would like for NICS to be opened up to public access AtheistCrusader Jan 2012 #28

No. Anyone (except very small children) can get a gun if they want one. AlinPA Jan 2012 #29