Guys, I have been apart of this great online community we have for several months now. Before I was referred to ODT by my local FFL gunsmith, I was using armslist to sell. What a sketch place! I am VERY happy that I stumbled upon ODT. I have met some great people and sold quite a bit on here with very honest and friendly folks.
That being said, I had a person message me last Saturday asking about my Ruger that I had for sale. He told me to text him back with pictures. That number started with an 864. I used to live in SC so I thought that was quite strange. I went about texting him and over the course of a few days, he finally decided he wanted to meet.
Before I ever meet up with anyone, I always check their profile. It adds a little security for me. The profile had zero feedback and the location of the profile is Greenville,SC.
I asked if he was a resident of GA and his reply was no. He had a CW for SC, but was not a resident of the state.
Now I may be mistaken, but I thought the law said that you cannot SELL to someone that is a non-resident without going through an FFL. I told him so, and he told me that I was wrong about the law, as long as it is face to face, a non-resident can come and buy a gun in the state of Georgia. I wasn't too sure about how flexible this law is but the situation still raises some concerns. I graduated with a criminal justice degree and I am going into the military. I do not WANT to risk anything and I also want to keep ODTr's vigilant of SHADY transactions. If he is correct then I will admit, I may be a little too cautious, but I do not want to risk my future over 230 bucks. As you can assume, I passed on the sale.
I choose not to broadcast his profile because again I do not want to put someone on the spotlight if they are correct.
Any law enforcement/legal experts on ODT can chime in?
Can you really meet and sell to a non-resident of our state if they physically meet you face to face? Or was I correct about it being illegal to sell without going through an FFL.
Thank you in advance!
That being said, I had a person message me last Saturday asking about my Ruger that I had for sale. He told me to text him back with pictures. That number started with an 864. I used to live in SC so I thought that was quite strange. I went about texting him and over the course of a few days, he finally decided he wanted to meet.
Before I ever meet up with anyone, I always check their profile. It adds a little security for me. The profile had zero feedback and the location of the profile is Greenville,SC.
I asked if he was a resident of GA and his reply was no. He had a CW for SC, but was not a resident of the state.
Now I may be mistaken, but I thought the law said that you cannot SELL to someone that is a non-resident without going through an FFL. I told him so, and he told me that I was wrong about the law, as long as it is face to face, a non-resident can come and buy a gun in the state of Georgia. I wasn't too sure about how flexible this law is but the situation still raises some concerns. I graduated with a criminal justice degree and I am going into the military. I do not WANT to risk anything and I also want to keep ODTr's vigilant of SHADY transactions. If he is correct then I will admit, I may be a little too cautious, but I do not want to risk my future over 230 bucks. As you can assume, I passed on the sale.
I choose not to broadcast his profile because again I do not want to put someone on the spotlight if they are correct.
Any law enforcement/legal experts on ODT can chime in?
Can you really meet and sell to a non-resident of our state if they physically meet you face to face? Or was I correct about it being illegal to sell without going through an FFL.
Thank you in advance!
