Meeting at police station to sell firearm question

[Dennis in MA]

As far as where, I've done the local gun club, McD's, BJ's, and some dude's office once. (I delivered a Glock 36. LOL)

 

[BUMPA01603]

I've done transactions at various Home Depot parking lots, the Riverside T Station has worked well since they stopped having parking attendants for a convenient place where 95/90 meet? Cameras = Bad, Police = Very Bad

 

[drgrant]

Unless the buyer is a LEO that works there, this is what this idea is like....



as Samir once said... "horrible, this idea...."

 

[enbloc]

Wow! That looked like fun until the end...

 

[babygorilla]

Yeah, no. Just no. Home Depot and Lowes are good. big parking lot, usually can find a quiet spot, and they sometimes have wifi.

 

[Sparky123]

Should I notify them or just go about my business .I don't care either way but where I am meeting is a small parking lot so it's likely we will be seen and I just don't want any problems. I've never done a transfer at a police station so I'm just wondering what the etiquette is
Thanks

Police station ??? Why would you want to go there ? What's wrong with doing the transfer at a gun shop ?

 

[enbloc]

Buying a gun at a public place feels a little like having sex in a public place.
...Good all around.

 

[Drix]

Dunkin Donuts has WiFi for the EFA10.....

This is the true secret, gun free zone posted on the door, but not the parking lot.

 

[not new guy]

Find a store that hates 2A and do it in their lot, ideally on their wifi.

 

[crispnipz]

Find a store that hates 2A and do it in their lot, ideally on their wifi.

So Dick's Sporting Goods it is!

 

[CatSnoutSoup]

Was it a charter arms bulldog in 44spl? Is your dog a German Shepherd?

German Shepherds are HK fanboys fandogs.

:emoji_tiger:

 

[Len-2A Training]

Generally speaking a VERY bad idea. I did buy a gun from a cop and we did it in the parking lot of his PD, but that is what I call a "special case". Even when I was working as a PO, I would never have done a transfer near the PD under 2 of the chiefs that I worked for (as they were nosey busybodies that you couldn't trust). I also doubt that many PDs have free WiFi. I prefer one of my gun clubs for that sort of thing (both have member access to WiFi).

 

[Hetzer]

Unless the buyer is a LEO that works there, this is what this idea is like....



as Samir once said... "horrible, this idea...."

Just the title cracked me up lol.

 

[enbloc]

Her first time maybe

Tell her you don't sell guns to girls...

#YouToo

 

[Oldarmy]

NO don't do that. It's like picking a booger in traffic you think no one is watching but you're wrong lol.

 

[MAGA99]

This is the true secret, gun free zone posted on the door, but not the parking lot.

Dunks are GFZs?? Not when I’m in there!

 

[Len-2A Training]

Dunks are GFZs?? Not when I’m in there!

Never seen a sign and don't care if they do!

 

[nstassel]

Just bring a friend.

The last gun I bought from a member , we met in a shopping plaza lot , and to be sure I was ok he came with 3 friends in in 4 separate cars,
It went fine, but they got a little red faced when I waved to them on my way out.

As you drove by?

 

[cams]

Very bad idea. Internet “Purchase Zones” in PD parking lots are most likely covered by surveillance cameras fed into the dispatch area, which is why they claim they are “safe zones” for transactions.

Combine that with the guaranteed surveillance of popular “gun” websites and add in a dash of certain clown shoe MF’s boasting online about ambushing cops and attacking police stations and...recipe for disaster.

As the seller and experienced sportsman, you should control the situation regarding the sale and make sure it’s safe and reasonable for all involved, the buyer (who sounds inexperienced here) should adapt if they don’t like that or I’d just cancel the deal.

This is like finding the biggest drug dealer in town and then sitting on his porch to sell your own weed.

 

[W.E.C]

As you drove by?

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[Knob Creek]

I like Public Libraries. You can finalize the deal in the parking lot. Then go in and use a computer and printer to do the EFA-10.

 

[TomMontana]

Her first time maybe

That's weird. You look so dashing.

 

[Chevy 2 65]

Keep the police out of your life to the greatest extent possible.

^^Follow this advice.

 

[one-eyed Jack]

I test firing needs to be done, you can do it in the PD parking lot. Jack.

 

[Rob Boudrie]

I prefer one of my gun clubs for that sort of thing (both have member access to WiFi).

Both seller and buyer have to worry about a ripoff at the transfer point.

Gun clubs are good because you often have a cleared area surrounded by forest. This allows you to station your backup with an EBR in the woods with a clear view of the transfer site.

 

[Paul455]

Go to a FFL and don't be a skinflint.

 

[jtnf]

I find a gun club is a grand place to pick up wifi and sell a firearm.

 

[E.Stoner]

Transfer at or near a police station = worst idea ever.

A public place where there is WiFi like Dunkin Donuts or McDonalds is fine. My first FF private sale was hilarious, it was at a coffee shop in the north end. I went to the shitter to check the piece and it felt sort of like the restaurant scene in the Godfather.

 

[Rob Boudrie]

I find a gun club is a grand place to pick up wifi and sell a firearm.

Hopkinton sportemen has wifi in the building and at the pistol and rifle ranges. If you are a non-member, you will find that parking by the left side basement entrance or going up on the deck gives decent reception.

Not all clubs have wifi, and at some, use is limited to directors and officers of the club.

 

[Mesatchornug]

Y'all are worried over nothing.

My first FTF purchase was in a police car. Went perfectly, would happily do it again.

Clearly, my experience can, and should, be used to guide everyone else's life decisions.