Are Gun Auction Websites a Concern?
few high-capacity magazines, and beginning his final blog entry. A number of websites do actually exist where guns are sold and traded online every day. But this is perfectly legal, and not as scary as you might think. What’s not commonly known about the online sale of guns is that it’s regulated by the involvement of FFLs (Federal Firearms Licensees). FFLs are approved by the BATF (Burea of Alcohol, Tobacco, and Firearms) to transfer firearms in the US. A stringent application process ensures that only citizens with impeccable backgrounds may become FFLs. FFLs are observed scrutinously by the BATF, and face criminal penalties for failure to abide by gun laws. On gun auction websites, such as Gunbroker and Auction Arms, buyers and sellers go about their business in the same fashion they would at Ebay. The difference is that after the sale of a gun, the buyer is required to contact an FFL to arrange for the transfer of the gun (in cases where the seller and buyer are in the same state,
imagine a deranged sociopath whipping out a credit card, ordering a Glock with a few high-capacity magazines, and beginning his final blog entry. A number of websites do actually exist where guns are sold and traded online every day. But this is perfectly legal, and not as scary as you might think. What’s not commonly known about the online sale of guns is that it’s regulated by the involvement of FFLs (Federal Firearms Licensees). FFLs are approved by the BATF (Burea of Alcohol, Tobacco, and Firearms) to transfer firearms in the US. A stringent application process ensures that only citizens with impeccable backgrounds may become FFLs. FFLs are observed scrutinously by the BATF, and face criminal penalties for failure to abide by gun laws. On gun auction websites, such as Gunbroker and Auction Arms, buyers and sellers go about their business in the same fashion they would at Ebay. The difference is that after the sale of a gun, the buyer is required to contact an FFL to arrange for the
