Post #1195730 · Elektrine

2026-04-15 02:57 UTC

I'm not sure how buying a gun at a gun show sans background check is easier than if Walmart didn't require a background check, but regardless, the premise of their statement (that Walmart doesn't require background checks) is factually incorrect. You're moving the goalpost. And no, you can't just pay for a gun online and have it shipped to you. That's not how that works, not legally at least.

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@Test_Tickles@lemmy.world 2026-04-15 10:52

Wow, talk about moving goal posts... You were all enraged with his conflating Walmart and private sales, but have no problems making up stuff that I didn't say. As for online sales: "[According to the ATF, any unlicensed person -meaning not a Federal Firearms Licensee- may transfer a firearm to another unlicensed person residing in the same state as long as that person is not barred from owning a gun. This means it's perfectly legal under federal law to transfer your gun to another person without any extra steps as long as they are allowed to own a firearm. There is no federal requirement for having a license to do so, and you don't need to fill out any paperwork. As long as you're both residents of the same state, your transaction is essentially unrestricted](https://www.ammunitiondepot.com/blog/how-to-transfer-ownership-of-a-gun-state-by-state)." So how about state laws you ask? "[Private Transfers of Firearms Wyoming does not regulate private sales and transfers of firearms](https://www.nraila.org/gun-laws/state-gun-laws/wyoming/#%3A%7E%3Atext=Wyoming+does+not+regulate+private%2Ca+rifle%2C+shotgun+or+handgun.)".

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