selling a gun legal advice

[foxpig]

Hi all

Selling my hmr tomorrow to a good friend privately. As ive only ever sold guns to rfd's im not 100% sure on what I have to do to complete the transaction legally.

could some one please let me now what I have to do..

cheers

[bradders]

Make sure he has the relevant calibre slot on his FAC, then write in the details of make, calibre and your name and address etc.

 

Then send his plod an email to notify them you've sold him said firearm.

Send the new owner a copy and BCC yourself in too.

Where possible ask for read receipts from the recipients.

Tell the new owner to notify the plod as well.

 

If you don't want to email them, just send them a recorded delivery letter, but email is better

[foxpig]

Cheers bradders simples

[eddieb]

I thought that the seller should inform his police licensing department of a sale or disposal of a weapon.

 

Then the buyer should send information to his authority that he has purchased the same weapon.

 

One of our local RFDs on sale or purchase supplies a letter for the customer that just requires a signature before sending.

[GP1]

Easiest way is to both seller and buyer to fill one of these out then either email it or post it to your firearm department.

http://www.devon-cornwall.police.uk/OnlineServices/ApplyFirearmsCertificate/documents/transfer.pdf

[Mattnall]

As Bradders said but (as eddieb said) you, as seller, also have to notify your own police FEO as well (if different from the buyer's) to get the slot removed or re-issued.