Ok, so I am a hypocrite!

chrisinhouston · 04-19-2013, 08:57 AM

Ok, I admit it outright! I am a gun owner and I really believe that we do need background checks for all gun purchases even private sales and I am dissapointed in the Senate for caving in to the NRA of which I am not and have never been a member!

That being said, I decided to sell my M1 Garand rifle. In inherited it from my father in law because no one else in the family has any interest in guns. However I mostly only own and shoot shotguns so it has just sat in my closet for the past few years. My father in law got it from the CMP, the Civilian Marksmanship Program which promotes marksmanship and gun ownership from a bit more of a responsible way than the NRA, at least in my opinion. For years they have sold WWII and Korean war rifles such as the M1 and the earlier Sprinfield 1903 bolt action rifle.

I did some research on the history of the M1, mine was made by IHC, International Harvester. Yes the tractor company. There were 4 different manufactures such as Springfield and IHC had the last contract. My gun is dated 1954 and is in very good shape and never fired since we got it.

But selling a gun in a big city like Houston isn't as easy as it used to be. Most newspapers don't have much circulation for the print editions and some don't take ads for guns. And eBay and Craig's List won't take gun ads either. So I found an online gun website where I could run the ad. The ad is here if you would like to see it:
http://texasguntrader.com/index.php?a=2&b=358002

So it's been a week and I've had 6 or 7 guys contact me... no ladies yet. 2 have offered outright $1200 but I would like to hold out for more. I also like it when someone comes to look and then makes you an offer based on what they see, that is haggling and the correct way to negotiate a final price. I hate the concept of a "by it now" price.

So I guess I am a hypocrite since I will not require the buyer to show me his background check. Oh well.... if it were the law I would obey it.

Incidentally I plan to use the money to buy a planer for my workshop since I need one for when I make the raised panel doors for my kitchen cabinet project. I plan to get this one: http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00...=ATVPDKIKX0DER

04-19-2013, 08:57 AM	#1
chrisinhouston Professor Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: Houston TX Posts: 1,857	Ok, so I am a hypocrite! Ok, I admit it outright! I am a gun owner and I really believe that we do need background checks for all gun purchases even private sales and I am dissapointed in the Senate for caving in to the NRA of which I am not and have never been a member! That being said, I decided to sell my M1 Garand rifle. In inherited it from my father in law because no one else in the family has any interest in guns. However I mostly only own and shoot shotguns so it has just sat in my closet for the past few years. My father in law got it from the CMP, the Civilian Marksmanship Program which promotes marksmanship and gun ownership from a bit more of a responsible way than the NRA, at least in my opinion. For years they have sold WWII and Korean war rifles such as the M1 and the earlier Sprinfield 1903 bolt action rifle. I did some research on the history of the M1, mine was made by IHC, International Harvester. Yes the tractor company. There were 4 different manufactures such as Springfield and IHC had the last contract. My gun is dated 1954 and is in very good shape and never fired since we got it. But selling a gun in a big city like Houston isn't as easy as it used to be. Most newspapers don't have much circulation for the print editions and some don't take ads for guns. And eBay and Craig's List won't take gun ads either. So I found an online gun website where I could run the ad. The ad is here if you would like to see it: http://texasguntrader.com/index.php?a=2&b=358002 So it's been a week and I've had 6 or 7 guys contact me... no ladies yet. 2 have offered outright $1200 but I would like to hold out for more. I also like it when someone comes to look and then makes you an offer based on what they see, that is haggling and the correct way to negotiate a final price. I hate the concept of a "by it now" price. So I guess I am a hypocrite since I will not require the buyer to show me his background check. Oh well.... if it were the law I would obey it. Incidentally I plan to use the money to buy a planer for my workshop since I need one for when I make the raised panel doors for my kitchen cabinet project. I plan to get this one: http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00...=ATVPDKIKX0DER

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