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How to Sell a Gun in Texas (Private Sales) - Face to Face Transfer, and Other Options
Face to Face - Personal Sale
This is the most common transaction and by far the most profitable one to boot. In the state of Texas you do not have to transfer ownership of the firearm via a dealer, nor do you have to have the firearm re-registered as there is no such firearms registration in the state of Texas.
Your only obligation is to reasonably assume that the purchaser is a Texas resident and legally able to own and possess the firearm. Often times people will request a Texas Drivers License to ensure they are a state resident, write a bill of sale, and sometimes take information from the purchaser. All of these are not required, but to some, are good practice to ensure you, as the seller, are performing your duty properly. Each seller's methods vary, and some buyers are defensive about providing personal info to strangers due to identity theft.
Once the transaction is performed you are done. There's no paperwork, no phone calls, etc. to be made.
Gun shows are good avenues for placing your guns in a buyer-rich environment. If you are unsure how to attract a buyer, I suggest a gun show.
So you can go to a gun store and buy a gun without a background check in Texas?
No, but you can legally buy from any individual on the street who happens to have a gun for sale.
Then you grossly misrepresent the situation.
In what way?
That I had to ask you about gun stores proves it. You made it appear as if every gun in Texas was sold without a background check on the streets.
No. I never said or implied all gun sales. Only that it was possible, very common, and very easy to legally buy a gun with no concern for a background check of any kind.