On Mon, 17 Nov 2008 09:16:31 -0800, Tim Wescott
wrote:



A bone-fide seller would have a bill of sale with serial number, and
this can be checked with the dealer that sold it.

I'm not tuned into gun-buying, but that seems not entirely right -- I
could see a perfectly legitimate sale of a used gun happening without a
bill of sale being exchanged. Maybe not _smart_, but _legitimate_.

You're right, a legit owner might not have a bill of sale. I'd be wary
of buying from such a seller.