Private Party Sales

[General Disarray]

search the archives, this has been discussed many times.

I did a search for "Private Party Sales", and "face to face", and various variations on the theme; none of which unearthed my answer. I haven't found the statute buried in any of the various threads that have discussed it. Actually only 8 or 9 threads show up for Private Party Sales, and only one resulting thread specifically addresses private party sales, but not one post refers to the statute. Do you at least have a thread you can point me to, or a search topic I should try?

I get the gist; the buyer must be a resident, and can't be a felon. What does the law require from the seller in ascertaining this? There seem to be dozens of variations that sellers in FTF transactions have employed like asking for I.D. (which doesn't prove anything), and asking "are you legal....."(which is easily lied about). What specifically does the law say the seller must conform to? Thanks.

[Jer]

No written bill of sale is required so do your due diligence as the seller to ask if they buyer is a resident and not prohibited from owning a firearm. Some people go one step further and ask to see a valid CO ID and some even ask to see a CCW even though neither of these is required. I ask via email the two aforementioned questions and if the ATF ever comes knocking I look like the champion because I went that extra step and have a written acceptance of terms. As of right now none of this is required as proof of sale in the state of Colorado though so you do whatever you are comfortable with.

If you have further questions I suggest a search because this really has been covered ad nauseam.

[General Disarray]

I'm sure it has been covered; I did try several searches, like I said, and can't find anyone who has posted the statute. I know about asking for a DL, and asking the "are you allowed to possess..." questions, but is that what the law states, or is that what folks are doing to conform to their interpretation of the law? Like I said, I get the gist and aren't asking for any further individual interpretations of the statute; I'm looking to read it for myself. Anyone got a link to it?

[hip55]

look here -

http://www.rmgo.org/gun-law-faqs

[BigBear]

I found this: http://www.michie.com/colorado/lpext...=main-h.htm&cp=

Which is "most" of the state statutes... but I can't find anything about FTF sales...

[Mazin]

This is from the ATF:

http://www.atf.gov/firearms/faq/unli...ensed-transfer

Q: To whom may an unlicensed person transfer firearms under the GCA? A person may sell a firearm to an unlicensed resident of his State, if he does not know or have reasonable cause to believe the person is prohibited from receiving or possessing firearms under Federal law. A person may loan or rent a firearm to a resident of any State for temporary use for lawful sporting purposes, if he does not know or have reasonable cause to believe the person is prohibited from receiving or possessing firearms under Federal law. A person may sell or transfer a firearm to a licensee in any State. However, a firearm other than a curio or relic may not be transferred interstate to a licensed collector.
[18 U.S.C. 922(a)(3) and (5), 922(d), 27 CFR 478.29 and 478.30]

[General Disarray]

Fantastic; thanks Mazin. So that's the Federal law that governs our sales locally. I wonder if there's a state law that adds anything to that, or perhaps that is all there is on the matter?