DAVE K, & Others...
I've sold many "personal shotguns" on gunbroker.com. My inerent weakness is that I'm a "GUNWHORE" at heart. After I own amd use a fine gun for some period of time, I tire of it and seek something new and different. So I both buy and sell on gunbroker, solely for my own use.
Many/most gun stores WILL NOT ACCEPT a direct shipment of a shotgun from an individual. They insist upon the shipper being an 01 FFL licensee. I clearly understand that the GCA-1968 does not require that to be the case; but nevertheless many FFL dealers insist upon shipment from/via another FFL licensee.
My opinion is that they deem this to be a safer route, and think that the other FFL dealer is likely to be following all state or local limitations.
Expediency warrants my cooperating with these dealer requests. Erego, I always use an 01 FFL licensee on both ends. Its a lot easier than trying to convince a gun store owner in a distant state, over the phone, that he should accept a direct shipment.
I have no personal axe to grind on this issue. I hope that at some future point in time, more 01 FFL dealers will become comfortable shipping to C&R licensees, and will accept shipments from law-abiding individuals. In the meantime, I'll continue using 01 dealers. I just try to "go with the flow...." My days of trying to change the world, and jousting at windmills, passed many years ago.
jerry6stl
