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thisismyusername · 01-28-2008, 07:21 PM

So I realize this may vary from state to state, but how are pawn shops allowed to buy and sell firearms? Do they have a license like gun shops? Do they perform background checks just like gun shops are required to go? How do they know the firearm they are purchasing isn't stolen or have a criminal history?

Thanks.

spoonmectr · 01-28-2008, 07:23 PM

If you have a business address and $$ you can buy a FFL license. In TX there is a 21 day police wait at pawn shops on anything.

**NC Dave** · 01-28-2008, 07:26 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by thisismyusername

So I realize this may vary from state to state, but how are pawn shops allowed to buy and sell firearms? Do they have a license like gun shops? Do they perform background checks just like gun shops are required to go? How do they know the firearm they are purchasing isn't stolen or have a criminal history?

Thanks.

Yes - they have a Federal Firearms License just like a gun store.

Yes - they perform background checks.

Don't know how they check to see if it is stolen or not. Check with local PD? How do you know any used gun you purchase is not stolen or has a criminal history?

mullarz · 01-28-2008, 07:26 PM

It is my understanding in Colorado that pawn shops can buy and sell used guns and do transfers. The shop itself can't be a distributor of a manufacturer like a gun shop. My ship to FFL is pawn shop.

monsterdawg725 · 01-29-2008, 02:22 AM

when you have your background check ran its checks the serial number of the gun to see if its on a stolen list that the agency running the check has and it checks to see if you have a criminal history that would keep you from buying said gun.

**mhillsing23** · 01-29-2008, 05:21 AM

I use my Pawn Shop for FFL transfers. They have unbelievably great service!

bigjimcalhoun · 01-31-2008, 08:03 PM

I shipped my AK to a pawn shop because it was less expensive than Gander Mtn. for the transfer and Gander won't accept AKs on an FFL transfer.

dobbsjv · 01-31-2008, 08:32 PM

In Alabama they can be a retailer but I guess it varies state to state. When the gun is brought in to sell, they call the serial number in but if the gun was never reported stolen to the PD then it won't show up and they sell it anyways, unless of course the serial is sanded off then they won't accept.

DeltaCharlie2 · 02-01-2008, 02:23 AM

None of the pawn shops around my town carry weapons any more. I don't know why.

**Ed Ely** · 02-01-2008, 05:31 AM

My best outdoor activity is to go pawn
shop hunting for firearms. I just put the
word out on what I am looking for and
I get many calls to drop by for a looksee.

Plus, one of the local pawnbrokers, my
favorite, will order anything in the book
for me w/10% above his actual cost.

Pawnbrokers are aok!

Ed

01-28-2008, 07:21 PM	#1
thisismyusername XDTalk 500 Member Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Colorado Posts: 549	Pawn Shops So I realize this may vary from state to state, but how are pawn shops allowed to buy and sell firearms? Do they have a license like gun shops? Do they perform background checks just like gun shops are required to go? How do they know the firearm they are purchasing isn't stolen or have a criminal history? Thanks. __________________ ________________________ Stop the Genocide in Darfur! http://www.savedarfur.org/ ________________________ "I have come here to chew bubble gum and kick a$$, and I'm all out of bubble gum."

01-28-2008, 07:23 PM	#2
spoonmectr XDTalk Member Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Texas Posts: 80	If you have a business address and $$ you can buy a FFL license. In TX there is a 21 day police wait at pawn shops on anything. __________________ My arsenal: XD-9 4" V-10 Winter Digital Camo Charter Arms Undercover .38sp Kel-Tec P3AT Bushmaster AR-15 16" Savage Model 112 .308 Winchester Model 70 .243 Mossberg 500 12ga

01-28-2008, 07:26 PM	#4
mullarz XDTalk 100 Member Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Colorado Springs Posts: 205	It is my understanding in Colorado that pawn shops can buy and sell used guns and do transfers. The shop itself can't be a distributor of a manufacturer like a gun shop. My ship to FFL is pawn shop. __________________ "You cannot invade the mainland United States, there would be a rifle behind every blade of grass." Admiral Yamamoto "And a pistol on every hip and a 12ga in every truck" Me

01-29-2008, 02:22 AM	#5
monsterdawg725 XDTalk 500 Member Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: chattanooga area TN Posts: 703	when you have your background check ran its checks the serial number of the gun to see if its on a stolen list that the agency running the check has and it checks to see if you have a criminal history that would keep you from buying said gun. __________________ well hell yes its dangerous if it wasnt i wouldnt have no need to carry it ! XD-9 sc bi-tone , ,Keltec p3aT,,Glock 19 9mm , Glock 23 40 s&w, Sig Mosquito 22 . surefire g2,Streamlite Thunder Ranch tl2 ,Streamlight Scorpion Glock tac light.

01-29-2008, 05:21 AM	#6
mhillsing23 XDTalk 2K Member Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: +38 26 31 -90 22 48 Posts: 2,470	I use my Pawn Shop for FFL transfers. They have unbelievably great service! __________________ Governments tend not to solve problems, only to rearrange them. - Ronald Wilson Reagan

01-31-2008, 08:03 PM	#7
bigjimcalhoun XDTalk 100 Member Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Castle Rock, Colorado Posts: 199	I shipped my AK to a pawn shop because it was less expensive than Gander Mtn. for the transfer and Gander won't accept AKs on an FFL transfer.

01-31-2008, 08:32 PM	#8
dobbsjv XDTalk 100 Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: alabama Posts: 179	In Alabama they can be a retailer but I guess it varies state to state. When the gun is brought in to sell, they call the serial number in but if the gun was never reported stolen to the PD then it won't show up and they sell it anyways, unless of course the serial is sanded off then they won't accept.

02-01-2008, 02:23 AM	#9
DeltaCharlie2 XDTalk 100 Member Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Atlantic Beach, FL Posts: 215	None of the pawn shops around my town carry weapons any more. I don't know why. __________________ "An unloaded gun is just a club" Currently: H&K USP Compact .45 w/Insight X2L Previously owned: XD9 subcompact w/ Insight XML XD45 service H&K USP 9mm w/ Streamlight TLR-1 Ruger LCP Desert Eagle .44mag Taurus PT24/7 Pro .45 S&W model 457 H&R Protector 12ga Romanian AK-47 (7.62x39 w/side-folding stock) Savage Arms model 111 (.30-06)

02-01-2008, 05:31 AM	#10
Ed Ely XDTalk 5K Member Join Date: Mar 2001 Location: 37.65N -84.76W (Elev. 932 ft) Posts: 7,658 Blog Entries: 1	My best outdoor activity is to go pawn shop hunting for firearms. I just put the word out on what I am looking for and I get many calls to drop by for a looksee. Plus, one of the local pawnbrokers, my favorite, will order anything in the book for me w/10% above his actual cost. Pawnbrokers are aok! Ed

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