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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.

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pretty sure it's illegal to possess an unlicensed handgun, maybe not in every state?

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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.

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someone's stashing a firearm for me right now AIFG

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Um, yeah, before selling it he'd probably want to look into the registration and all?

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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.

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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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Wow. Sometimes I forget how very much the USA isn't the UK.

I just watched the "Captain Jack Harness"episode of Torchwood.

Damn.

OMG, so much pretty. And the eyelashes, and the big puppy eyes, and the hopeless yearning, and the gah! It's still an episode made of handwavium, as they so often are, but, but, OMG, the big doomed pretty. Ngah. It sort of epitomises why I have such a love-on for Torchwood: because IT IS crackfic. It is Big Gay canonical Doctor Who crackfic, made by the BBC. It starts off in the first few minutes of the very first episode by making MPreg canon for the main character, and from that point on it's just one whacky fanfiction.net cracktastic tale after another, with wobbly characterization, dodgy plot devices, sex, violence and bowmchikabowmbown right, left and centre.

And it's set in Wales.

I love living in a world that has Torchwood in it.

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Does it seem like the most sensible way of seeing all you folks is a Rock Band party? I don't know where in L.A. ND and Kristin live. I'm still working out where I'll be on which days.

Ooo rock band could be fun! ;) As Laga mentioned, we are all over the LA area. But close enough by car.

Big D, it really depends on what state you are in. Gun laws are hugely different from local to local. It's kinda strange the way you describe him wanting to "hold on to it". I recommend calling the cops, and asking advice on it. If it was used in an illegal stint, and you try to sell it, it could be traced back to you. That would be bad. Ya, also, walking it into the cops unannounced, bad idea. If/when you do take it to the police station, make sure to leave it's action open (if it's a 6-shooter, leave the cylinder open, if it's a semi-auto, clip out with slide open) and no ammo in site.

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Please don't have your friend take a gun into a police station without advance notice.

Yeah they tend to frown on stuff like that even in states like VA, where gun shows can be important social events.

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