Originally Posted By: SDH-MT
Originally Posted By: Nitro Express
Hey guys,many here are missing the point. Whether it's a legal requirement for photo id is irrelevent. Receiving FFL can set his own requirements that are over and above the ATF&E requirement. If the receiving FFL wants photo id from the private shipper, that's what he wants. If private guy wants to ship a gun to that FFL he has to comply. If that doesn't suit the private shipper then he needs to find someone else. End of story.


Bottom line. If the legal experts want to get their own FFL it's A-Ok with me. In the meantime I'll run my 35+ year business in my best interests.

Thanks for your explanation Hugh, but the responses here are exactly why I rarely do transfers. Some don't care about your risks, your time or your economic viability...


This comes up every so often with the same rants, including mine, and the same results. I've learned my lesson.
Best,Steve


Your condescending reference to some of us as "legal experts" is somewhat insulting. If everyone would spend their OWN time reading the FAQs on the ATF website, these frequent questions would not come up. I'm darn sure not a "legal expert" but I can and do read things for myself. And, in fact, I DO know some of these answers better than SOME FFL holders do. It should be part of their job to know and FOLLOW the rules, as written. Some of them should read the FAQs, as well.

I don't agree that making up your own rules is acceptable. It is likely an effort to extract more money out of their customers and should not be tolerated by their customers. Most FFL holders are honest and follow the guidelines just fine, without "risking their livelihood". All of them should.



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