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Selling as an individual at a gun show?

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David Hineline:
No problem selling your guns and thinning the herd, just don't be buying stuff at the gun show and putting it on your table at the gun show for sale.

depserv:
I knew someone awhile back (friend of a friend) who earned a living working for ATF (which I guess stands for Agency for the Termination of Freedom).  He was a former street criminal who worked as a snitch, among other things.  One thing he did occasionally was cruise around at gun shows trying to get sellers to do something illegal so he could get a bust.  So any time anyone sells a gun, at a gun show or anywhere else, they should assume that if they do not personally know the buyer, he might be an ATF agent looking for an excuse to get them defined as a criminal, which can have some serious consequences.

I have a few guns I want to sell, 2 long and maybe a handgun or two, so I'd like to ask those who know more than I do about the subject what for sure I need to do to make sure I don't become a victim of one of Obama's agents of disarmament.  From what I see so far on this thread all I have to do for a long gun is check their driver's license to make sure they are a resident of Nebraska, and as long as they don't say anything about being someone who can not legally buy a gun I'm ok even if it turns out that they can not legally buy one; I have no legal obligation to do a background check in other words or to see a CCW or purchase permit; is that correct?  I'm sure it would be a good idea to ask to see a permit, but if they don't have one, I assume it's still legal to sell to them.  Am I right about that?

Also, does the same apply to selling a handgun?  Can I legally sell to any Nebraska resident as long as I have no reason to believe that he is a member of a prohibited class?

Also, I suppose it would be a good idea to get their name and address off their driver's license and keep a record of it, but am I required to keep any kind of record like that?  Some people prefer that government have no way of finding out what guns they own, and it's not because they're a criminal, it's because they don't trust the government.

Thanks for all the good information. 

SemperFiGuy:
Handgun Sales are a Separate Category:

If you are selling as an individual and not selling though an FFL dealer, then the buyer must have either a:

Nebraska Firearm Purchase Certificate (actually, handgun purchase permit, obtained from a county sheriff), or
Nebraska Concealed Handgun Permit (obtained from the Nebraska State Patrol after completing appropriate class)

It would be useful for you or any other seller to review Nebraska State Statutes 69-2401 through 69-2425 prior to arranging a handgun sale.

Always a good idea to have a full bill of sale to verify transfer of ownership:

>Names/addresses of each party
>Date
>Verification of age of buyer.   (Buyers must be 21.)   
>List of documentation used to consummate sale  (NE Driver's License, CHP, FPC, whatever, w/serial numbers)
>Full identification of handgun:  Mfgr, model #, caliber, serial number, etc.
>Signed duplicate copies for both parties  (In case the handgun is used inappropriately in the future, seller then has proof
              that the handgun was transferred to someone else.)

Buyer and seller must both be Nebraska residents.   Handguns brought into Omaha or located elsewhere and owned by an Omaha resident must be registered with the Omaha Police Department, unless owner holds an NE CHP.


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