Sold my old car and got a gun as part of the deal. What now?
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rob305
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There is a serial # on the bottom of the gun
yes, you should definitely sell it
See guns being sold at yard sales and flea markets all the time here in VA, nobody says anything about it. No background checks or anything you just give cash in exchange for the gun. It's crazy.
flyinpiranha
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I didn't realize this was for self defense. If he "got it in a trade" this is more of a hobby if he didn't already own one for that purpose.
Either way. Be smart.
rob305
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Thanks man. I believe the license I was issued is the carry permit. I'll probably go to the range with some friends and try it out to get a feeling for the gun. I also have two different types of ammo, regular ammo and ammo that looks like this:
Any idea what that ammo is for?
WhiskeyDiver
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Learn 2 fire gun. Proper training
Learn how 2 properly care for gun.
Get cabinet/safe to store it for safety concerns. Keep it secret(?) keep it safe...ly tucked away for when there is no emergency.
Killing people more violently than the other ammo.
davepoobond
you can't put a price on sparks
Now you can play real duck hunt
cheststrongwell
my cake, fuck off
Thanks man. I believe the license I was issued is the carry permit. I'll probably go to the range with some friends and try it out to get a feeling for the gun. I also have two different types of ammo, regular ammo and ammo that looks like this:
Any idea what that ammo is for?
I think that makes the bullet go slower. For safety reasons.
rob305
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Really? They look like fake bullets
fluffydelusions
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Isn't that a hollow point? AKA cop killers?
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hollow-point_bullet
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hollow-point_bullet
pokeystaples
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Are you sure there isn't a body on it? Hollow points don't fuck around.
flyinpiranha
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Hollow points, they fan out like a pretty flower that will rip a hole in you.
Ryan242004
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They are hollow points, they have significantly more stopping power because they bloom once they hit their target rather than just passing through.
That's a kind of hollow-point ammo. The bullet is designed to expand and fragment when it hits its target, doing more damage than standard lead bullets or bullets designed to pierce (relatively) more cleanly through.
Hero_of_the_Day
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LOL. Aren't you a lawyer?
I didn't know there were any states that didn't allow private sales.
Eighty Deuce
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Thanks man. I believe the license I was issued is the carry permit. I'll probably go to the range with some friends and try it out to get a feeling for the gun. I also have two different types of ammo, regular ammo and ammo that looks like this:
Any idea what that ammo is for?
Hollow points, they are for self defense. It's less likely to penetrate walls, and mushroom on impact. The mushrooming effect causes the bullet to stop suddenly causing a harder Kenetic hit, ie it will drop someone vs going through them. Ammo without that pit is just regular ball ammo, best for practice but still lethal.
cheststrongwell
my cake, fuck off
This is why I love off topic gaf. Any thread related to guns or violence and the crazies let gems like this slip out.
HappyBivouac
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Just going to co-sign this. Don't take gun ownership lightly.
User 73706
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Texas?
rob305
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Pilgrimzero
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That is not the license, that is the certificate that you completed the mandatory training (that you didn't do). You need to go to the sheriffs office and apply for the actual carry permit (check local laws again, may be slightly different).
Ammo is hollow points as pointed out, it expands on impact to do more damage and stop it from exiting the target.
SneakyStephan
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It's actually much safer to use hollow points, since they don't overpenetrate. For home defense a shotgun is obviously the preferred tool [which also has this advantage],
http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showpost.php?p=133047287&postcount=68
but using hollow points instead of full metal jacket/ball ammo is far preferable and indeed is the standard if you're in a home situation instead of a shooting range. Ironically hollow points are far less likely to harm someone wearing body armor since, as noted above, they flatten out.
While Brady and others throw "cop killer" bullets to refer to hollow points (just as they inaccurately pretend all guns are automatics when automatics have been functionally illegal for decades]), cop killer bullets actually refer to basically discontinued, coated bullets.
MikeHattsu
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Oh, wow.
Eighty Deuce
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That is not the license, that is the certificate that you completed the mandatory training (that you didn't do). You need to go to the sheriffs office and apply for the actual carry permit (check local laws again, may be slightly different).
Ammo is hollow points as pointed out, it expands on impact to do more damage and stop it from exiting the target.
I'm going to make a gun mega thread on laws and general information after I finish my NFA stuff on the 30th. Regardless of politics people just need to understand the law and how to be safe with a gun.
rob305
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That is not the license, that is the certificate that you completed the mandatory training (that you didn't do). You need to go to the sheriffs office and apply for the actual carry permit (check local laws again, may be slightly different).
Ammo is hollow points as pointed out, it expands on impact to do more damage and stop it from exiting the target.
From what I understood I can pick up the actual carry permit from the instructor next week. He didnt say anything about a sheriffs office
DoktorEvil
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I get you don't like guns, but you're shitting up the thread.
The people who've actually contributed information about the laws and information about the bullets are more helpful that you've been.
regenhuber88
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Here in Berlin Muslims account for 90% of criminal activity. They get their guns from turkey and libanon. Us Germans can't buy them....
Eighty Deuce
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The instructor has to send in your information to florida agriculture department. That site I linked has a list of everything you must turn in for it. DO NOT carry in on your person unless it's in a case. Florida penalties towards gun violations are harsh as fuck.
GTFO.
JackLongRod
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What the fuck does this mean ?
rob305
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Alright thanks for the heads up, didnt plan to carry the gun on me anyways but good to know
Okay...
sheepishlord
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kittenbreath
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I've never hated the Second Amendment more than I do right now.
Hero_of_the_Day
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Wait, you were being serious?
ShadowSoldier89
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dont get a safe or a cabinet if all you have is a pistol..
Get a case with a dial lock on it, leave it unlocked if you live alone and feel comfortable, if you have a family or do not feel comfortable lock it.
If you truly believe you need it for home defense, keep it loaded in the case, otherwise unload and remember to eject the chamber before returning it to the case.
NEVER point the gun at someone regardless of the loaded condition of the gun.
ALWAYS rest your finger off of the trigger like so:
Remember that your gun isn't a toy, so dont treat it like one. However you can enjoy owning it as range time is a lot of fun
You really should take a safety class though, as you seem pretty oblivious
Get a case with a dial lock on it, leave it unlocked if you live alone and feel comfortable, if you have a family or do not feel comfortable lock it.
If you truly believe you need it for home defense, keep it loaded in the case, otherwise unload and remember to eject the chamber before returning it to the case.
NEVER point the gun at someone regardless of the loaded condition of the gun.
ALWAYS rest your finger off of the trigger like so:
Remember that your gun isn't a toy, so dont treat it like one. However you can enjoy owning it as range time is a lot of fun
You really should take a safety class though, as you seem pretty oblivious
And that's very fucking scary.
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