Buying and Selling shotguns?

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Hello everyone. I'm not sure if anyone has discussed this before but couldn't find out any information. Does anybody know how many shotguns you are allowed to buy and sell within a year, before having to register as a dealer? I have contacted my local firearms officer and unfortunately he was not particularly constructive with his help, and doesn't believe people should keep firearms as an investment or if you sell shortly after buying/re-finishing a cheap gun! I have looked all over the net, but I am unable to find any descent info. If anyone knows I would greatly appreciate it. Many thanks. Les.

[parapilot]

I'd imagine as many as you want for personal use.

 

Buying and selling for profit regardless of amount I'd suspect you need To be a RFD. But I don't know where that line is lol

[Steel100]

Les,

 

There is no actual figure.

 

However, if you've asked the police the question and given them any cause to think that you are intending to trade, you can be absolutely certain that they will be looking at you quite closely in the future!

 

Some people might buy only one gun and keep it thirty years. Others might buy and sell shotguns on an almost monthly basis ( quite justifiably).

 

Obviously, if you were trading without benefit of being an RFD you would be breaking the law and could risk losing your SGC.

 

Personally, I would not wish to put myself in that position.

 

Andy

[Blunderbuss]

If you are doing up the odd gun and selling on for a small profit, I doubt there is an issue. There is nothing in law to my knowledge that says you can't do this provided you are complying with your certificate and the law as regards security etc. It would be different if you were making a significant income from this, shifting a lot of guns or if you had more than a cabinet full at at home. As you have to notify the police of all purchases and sales anyway, they have full visibility of the level of activity you are engaged in. I would imagine that if they viewed it as excessive they would soon let you know and perhaps suggest you should apply for an RFD?

[VicW]

A guy I shoot with changes his gun quite regularly and filled up the spaces on his certificate !

He asked the Firearms office what he should do and they said to add a sheet of paper to it.

Shortly afterwards he got an unannounced visit from the Firearms man checking on whether he was dealing !!

 

Vic.

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Thanks people for the replies If you like me and you go to buy a gun you like and the trader offers you some extra guns at a very cheap price that only need a small amount of work to put right then would you say no thanks. Or someone offers you say a pair of Holland and Holland at half the value price because they need cash quickly No thanks! As I don’t want to make it look like I’m trading in guns. It’s about time the gun law changes say to a fixed amount of guns per year can be sold on at a profit or a loss; this also helps the trader who at the moment ends up with guns stuck in his racks that take root. The idea was to sell a few guns so my son and I could buy a better pair of guns for the sport we like. (The work I do does not affect the safety of the gun I only do the cosmetics of the gun). It seems that if I keep a gun say so many years that’s not trading, if I keep a gun for 1 month and don’t want to keep it that’s trading. What are all the ads on these different sites? Dear o dear all the traders.

[The Ghost]

When you buy and sell anything the important factor is always 'The Competion'.

I got my last two guns of Wabbitbosher PW Member & RFD who is cheaper than most private sales.

He can get just about anything you want quickly and in my case below budget.

Reputation counts for a lot when buying a shotgun/firearm from someone, as we have seen 'all is not what it at first seems' in some private sales.

 

Another important thing is the security of your base/home to hold a great many guns.

The police would need to be happy with your set up.