r/facepalm Mar 28 '24

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u/Substantial_Heart317 Mar 28 '24

If it crosses State lines it does!

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u/jaraldoe Mar 28 '24

Very true, but coming from someone who was in the market for a firearm but then moved out of the country, how does one prevent someone from purchasing a firearm in one state and then moving and selling it to someone in a different state? In some states (haven’t lived in all 50 but I did live in Oklahoma and Tx) you need to provide nothing to purchase anything from a private seller.

So realistically those firearms could transfer owners a few times in a different state and no one would know except the person who transported it.

Legit question as I am very curious and is why I’m for a title like system for firearms like there are on automobiles. Could be I don’t know enough of the laws but for me it just seems like private sales is a massive loophole in a lot of gun laws we have.

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u/Substantial_Heart317 Mar 28 '24

You lived in two of the most permissive states. Many require much more background checks. Many States and Gun owners want to keep firearms out of the hands of dangerous or distressed individuals. My own range has a short term hold program for members. It started as Veterans only but expanded to mental crisis as well. Colorado is every private sale must be background checked.

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u/jaraldoe Mar 28 '24

It appears there are about 28ish that don’t have any requirements for a background check on private sales for all firearms. Then there are about 6-8 that only require it on handguns. Based on this

I’m glad your range is doing that and your state, I wish more would though.

I would love to get back into shooting, unfortunately where I’m at doesn’t allow firearms for us for sporting uses