Quote Originally Posted by UnoTaco View Post
Okay, so I think I should pick at this just a tad more. Here's a scenario I've been thinking about. I, the seller, sell you a rifle private party. We meet at the FFL and you go over the rifle and agree to purchase. You pay me cash and I write you a receipt. I hand the rifle to the FFL and sign the papers to release it from my possession. I've got my cash, sale is done, and I leave. You sign the BGC paperwork. Turns out you had a crazy ex who put a restraining order on you without your knowledge. You now cannot hold in your possession the rifle you just bought. You call me up all frantic and I say, "sale is final, no refunds." What now? The FFL doesn't want to hold the weapon for long but you can't pick it up.
Possession and ownership are two different things.

First off, it's unlikely you'll find an FFL that will let you proceed in this scenario, right now it seems unlikely you'll find any FFLs willing to do private sales at all.

But if you do, it's simple. The buyer OWNS the firearm. He just cannot POSSESS it. He's more than welcome to pay the FFL a storage fee while he finds a buyer himself, or let the FFL put it up on consignment. He can do whatever he wants with the gun, just not take possession of it.