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From The Washington Post:
The survey's findings support other research showing that as overall rates of gun ownership has declined, the number of firearms in circulation has skyrocketed. The implication is that there are more guns in fewer hands than ever before. The top 3 percent of American adults own, on average, 17 guns apiece, according to the survey's estimates.
Interesting. Lawyers, guns, and money! Which of these has the smallest percentage and largest absolute amount? Of course, the other major shift the survey reveals is in the rationale for owning firearms: currently, a majority of owners cite personal protection as their motivation, prior to the 1990's the majority owned guns for sport.
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(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Tuesday September 20 2016, @04:59PM
So what is the best way to maximize the value of expensive items?
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Tuesday September 20 2016, @05:04PM
Sell them on the black market to criminals who can't buy them legitimately.
(Score: 2) by Runaway1956 on Tuesday September 20 2016, @05:27PM
I suppose that you could vette your own customers, but stipulate that the actual purchase goes through the pawn shop. Expect to pay a nice fee to the pawn shop owner. Beyond that, I really don't know. If it is really important to you to limit your potential liability, then you need that paperwork, and it's going to cost you.
(Score: 4, Informative) by Zinho on Tuesday September 20 2016, @06:08PM
There's a method already established for establishing a legal paper trail with gun ownership, namely use of a Federal Firearms Licensee [atf.gov] to facilitate the transfer. They often charge a nominal fee for filling out the paperwork etc, and in my state are required to hold the transfer document locally for a certain period of time. If you're worried about your sold firearm getting used in a crime and causing you problems, a transaction receipt from an FFL-mediated sale is a get-out-of-jail-free card.
For what it's worth, pawn shop owner is one of the license categories, but probably by no means your most cost-effective option.
On websites that mediate interstate gun purchases there are resources available [gunbroker.com] to help you find and verify the license of FFLs who can help you; mainly, they refer you to the ATF's registry of licensees.
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