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Selling Rifle Without Going Through Dealer

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  • 11-08-2006 8:03am
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    packas
    Closed Accounts Posts: 411 ✭✭


    Hi all,

    Looking for some advice. I'm selling my rifle to a buddy of mine. I believe I can do this without involving a firearms dealer. This is how I plan to proceed:-

    I will issue my friend with a letter stating that I as legal owner of firearm serial number XXXX has agreed to sell to Mr. X said firearm.

    He will then approach his local station with letter and get licence issued.

    Once he has licence issued I will get a letter frm him stating that he has purchased rifle from me.

    As we now are both legally entitled to have the rifle I will hand it to him.

    I will then go to my local station with thr letter of purchase from my friend along with a photocopy of his licence. I will then request my my licence to be cancelled.


    Under current laws does anyone see any problem with this? Has anyone ever carried this out?


    thanks,
    Packas.


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    Chopperdog
    Closed Accounts Posts: 397 ✭✭Chopperdog


    It has worked for me in the past.

    I am not sure if the Gardai will do it now, they seem to tend to push everything towards a dealer now out my neck of the woods.

    Try it !


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    civdef
    Registered Users Posts: 3,057 ✭✭✭civdef


    It's entirely legal, and should work bar some silly local policy is in place.


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    packas
    Closed Accounts Posts: 411 ✭✭packas


    Thanks lads. Do yiu have any idea what section of what law I should quote them when they say I have to go through a dealer?


    Packas.


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    Sandy22
    Registered Users Posts: 247 ✭✭Sandy22


    packas wrote:
    Thanks lads. Do yiu have any idea what section of what law I should quote them when they say I have to go through a dealer?


    Packas.

    That's the point; there is no such section. Ask the Guard to quote it.

    Don't see how they can stop you, except by harassing you on some other technicality.

    Worked for me, except I haven't cancelled my existing licence yet, as I plan to put another rifle of same calibre & type on it. Have to wait & see how that goes.


    Sandy.


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