advice on showing a gun.

[Squeeze]

There's also the chance of someone being contacted by an agency or dept trying to run a sting on those who would violate the law. So, it doesn't make much sense for them to go through with a deal when the seller stipulates following the law.

Moreover, while one may or may not, within a trusted circle of friends, do such a thing as go old school on the sale, which is of course "illegal", one is still playing with fire should they choose to do so -- particularly outside a trusted circle.

There's also a consideration for anything purchased after the BGC law needing to be sold completely on the up and up, as if there is no record of a legal sale, you have some explaining to do if it comes up at a crime scene or is otherwise found not in your possession.

Stupid laws are indeed stupid, but that doesn't make their consequences any less consequential.

[spqrzilla]

There's also the chance of someone being contacted by an agency or dept trying to run a sting on those who would violate the law. So, it doesn't make much sense for them to go through with a deal when the seller stipulates following the law.

Moreover, while one may or may not, within a trusted circle of friends, do such a thing as go old school on the sale, which is of course "illegal", one is still playing with fire should they choose to do so -- particularly outside a trusted circle.

There's also a consideration for anything purchased after the BGC law needing to be sold completely on the up and up, as if there is no record of a legal sale, you have some explaining to do if it comes up at a crime scene or is otherwise found not in your possession.

Stupid laws are indeed stupid, but that doesn't make their consequences any less consequential.

Its an election season. Assuming that one is being set up by some Bloomberg crony or grandstanding DA is never a bad thing.

[Robb]

If there was ever anyone who would get set up and busted, rest assured, it would be me.