Hey Lee, a friend of mine had a roommate for a while. When the guy moved out he left a gun and told my friend to hold on to it. Later my friend asked him to take it and the ex-roomie declined saying to keep it. So several months later, no longer being friends with this guy, my friend wants to sell it. Can he do that legally?
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I just kicked a hole in my roommate's door. I came home and the porch light was off when I made sure to turn it on before I left for work. I hope our other roomie gets home before he does or I don't even know what I am going to do to him.
I think you need to kick a hole in your roommate.
ooh I wanna
Hey Lee, a friend of mine had a roommate for a while. When the guy moved out he left a gun and told my friend to hold on to it. Later my friend asked him to take it and the ex-roomie declined saying to keep it. So several months later, no longer being friends with this guy, my friend wants to sell it. Can he do that legally?
Probably? This is not my area, but it may depend on what was said/what your friend can prove was said, unless it's been long enough that the guy has abandoned it (the amount of time differs state by state, I think). He should ask the guy again, and get it in writing.
pretty sure it's illegal to possess an unlicensed handgun, maybe not in every state?
Yeah that's good advice. I'll tell him to get it in writing. There's no way I'd let someone stash a firearm at my place. Ever.
someone's stashing a firearm for me right now AIFG
Um, yeah, before selling it he'd probably want to look into the registration and all?
Oh, yes. For some reason I was assuming he had that. If he doesn't, or the guy can't give it to him, take the gun to the police and explain the situation, and damn quickly. He may lose the gun, but it's much better than having it around illegally.
eta: and I guess I don't really mean take the gun to the police, so much as call the nearest police station and ask them what to do with it. Please don't have your friend take a gun into a police station without advance notice.