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Sidelock
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Is anyone else finding that auction houses are now requiring a pre-1898 gun go to a FFL?
Has something changed or are the auction houses playing it safe if they can not clearly document the gun was made prior to 1898.
This is at least the second time this has happened to me. It won't stop me from purchasing anything, but I am curious.
I have become addicted to English hammered shotguns to the detriment of my wallet.
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Guns MADE after 1898 come under the '68 Gun Control Act. It is sometimes hard to convince an agent that a serial number list is the last word when a specific gun or rifle was in production before and after 1898...Geo
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Maybe you have bumped in to a State law that differs from the Federal law. By the way, the proper term is Pre 1899.
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CYAP is all this is. Auction houses are doing it so that if any local laws need to be followed they can point to the FFL as the person who should have known and dealt with the issue. The GCA of 1968 has not changed. What has changed in a few state are the endless local laws which seem to increase with every mass shooting. FFL's are not supposed to enter pre-1898 guns in their books because they are not legal fire arms.
This is a bit of a bother but at the same time you can just let the FFL accept and hold it so you don't have to be home at a certain time to get the gun. UPS is decent at deliveries but FedEx suck if a signature is required. Nothing like deliveries every time at 12:30 and local pickup point is 48 miles away.
What I don't like is when the FFL asks about sales taxes being paid. Some states are cracking down on sales taxes on major purchases. Who wants to chip in an extra 6-9%?
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Thanks everyone, I was pretty sure that it was just the auction houses practicing CYA.
I suspect it has more to do with CT state law then Federal law because I am running across stories of people having to provide a copy of their CT pistol permit just to buy accessories for more modern guns even though the accessories are not banned by CT law.
I have become addicted to English hammered shotguns to the detriment of my wallet.
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I could very well be wrong, but the whole deal seems to be what the seller wants to believe he must do. If pre-1899 it can be sent directly to you, so there's nobody else involved. I had a gun sent from Australia straight to me by USPS. Seller said it was 1898 and that nobody would challenge that. They didn't. How could they have? There was nothing on the package exterior to indicate that it was a gun.
All this stuff is so confusing to me.
SRH
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Stan, what if an inspector had opened it?
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