shadeogray
Master
OK so I will leave out the names of all business and parties involved and just tell you the interesting story going on the with the interpretation of the 3 day law we all love to hate.
I have simplified it somewhat to avoid confusion as I have not yet had a whisky and I am easily confused when sober.
I bought 3 guns. One I bought local at what I will call business 2, the other two I had bought on line and had sent to a local FFL we will Call Business 1.
I went to business 1 to collect my guns I purchased almost 2 weeks ago and they arrived there over 4 days ago. I was told I can not pick them up because the waiting period starts the day after I fill out the back ground check. I thought that's odd. Business two told me that is not the case. It starts the day of purchase regardless of where that purchase took place.
I went to Business 2 to collect an earlier purchase and explained what business one told me. They said business 1 is wrong, the 3 day waiting period starts at the moment the gun is purchased. So the view is this, I buy a gun online, 10 days later it arrives at the business, I fill out the background check and can walk out that day with the gun.
Business 2 says, whoa there partner that's not how it works. When the gun is sent to us, it is legally then owned by us. You there for are buying the gun from us at that point. The three day starts at the time you submit the background check.
I did pull up the law and from what I see despite the logic of business 2 sounding more reasonable to me, the law reads exactly the way business 1 explained it.
"There shall be a mandatory 3-day waiting period, which shall be 3 days, excluding weekends and legal holidays, between the purchase and the delivery at retail of any handgun. “Purchase” means the transfer of money or other valuable consideration to the retailer."
So the question I guess is who is exactly the retailer? The FFL doing the transfer or the business I actually gave the money too for the weapon.
I am not an FFL dealer so I am making an assumption on this next part, feel free to correct me. The gun is sent from the online store to a local FFL to ensure papers are done and the law is followed. But does not in fact register the gun as theirs like a car dealership does when they trade cars with each other. There for the gun is not the property of business 2 and technically only the transfer agent, not the seller as explained earlier by business 2, making business 1, once again correct.
I sent the link of the law to business 2 who said to ensure everyone is protected (I fully support this) they will call the ATF Monday and ask them to clarify this.
I am very interested on everyone's thoughts on the matter
I have simplified it somewhat to avoid confusion as I have not yet had a whisky and I am easily confused when sober.
I bought 3 guns. One I bought local at what I will call business 2, the other two I had bought on line and had sent to a local FFL we will Call Business 1.
I went to business 1 to collect my guns I purchased almost 2 weeks ago and they arrived there over 4 days ago. I was told I can not pick them up because the waiting period starts the day after I fill out the back ground check. I thought that's odd. Business two told me that is not the case. It starts the day of purchase regardless of where that purchase took place.
I went to Business 2 to collect an earlier purchase and explained what business one told me. They said business 1 is wrong, the 3 day waiting period starts at the moment the gun is purchased. So the view is this, I buy a gun online, 10 days later it arrives at the business, I fill out the background check and can walk out that day with the gun.
Business 2 says, whoa there partner that's not how it works. When the gun is sent to us, it is legally then owned by us. You there for are buying the gun from us at that point. The three day starts at the time you submit the background check.
I did pull up the law and from what I see despite the logic of business 2 sounding more reasonable to me, the law reads exactly the way business 1 explained it.
"There shall be a mandatory 3-day waiting period, which shall be 3 days, excluding weekends and legal holidays, between the purchase and the delivery at retail of any handgun. “Purchase” means the transfer of money or other valuable consideration to the retailer."
So the question I guess is who is exactly the retailer? The FFL doing the transfer or the business I actually gave the money too for the weapon.
I am not an FFL dealer so I am making an assumption on this next part, feel free to correct me. The gun is sent from the online store to a local FFL to ensure papers are done and the law is followed. But does not in fact register the gun as theirs like a car dealership does when they trade cars with each other. There for the gun is not the property of business 2 and technically only the transfer agent, not the seller as explained earlier by business 2, making business 1, once again correct.
I sent the link of the law to business 2 who said to ensure everyone is protected (I fully support this) they will call the ATF Monday and ask them to clarify this.
I am very interested on everyone's thoughts on the matter
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