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FFL Not Communicating
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If you're going to be a full-blown skinflint you really have to up your game here and you have to assume that some skinflint place that makes ten bucks on a gun like puds is not going to have all their ducks in a row....
I'm going to bet that neither he nor puds actually did this..... a 12-second conversation probably could have avoided all of this... " puds: hey we have you on file we want to send two guns for mr. So-and-so for a transfer will you take them? " Guy: I can take them but just know that I'm going on vacation for 4 weeks to bussinblah village in timbuktu and I'm having a guy sign for the packages / log guns in but no transfers will actually be done until I get back" etc.
No, but he's still easy to spot because he typically leaves a trail of gummies with a particularly NSFW shape.
@RyanMc , welcome! You can now see that NES loves nothing more than a mystery. Kick back and watch the dumpster fire unfold while everyone weighs in before your FFL coughs up the goods.
I believe it is an awful play of words based on the owners last name.
Do FFL licenses run for a year? His isn't due to expire until 5/01/21 which means he renewed it.
3 years
Don't let the AntiGunners see this video, they will think you can just walk up to anyone in a car and walk away with a gun or just walk out of a gun shop without paying!!!
EJFudd
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Correct. To imply that Bud's is a non-stocking dealer is kind of silly, although drop shipping from wholesale warehouses in some cases probably makes good business sense.
EJFudd
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Re-quoted for all who missed it.
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LGS from here on out. I bought online right after I got my LTC which happened just as gun stores were getting shutdown. Honestly, a bit of desperation to have a weapon just in case sh!t hit the fan during the pandemic. Also, a bit of naïveté on the whole process, which would have been much simpler if I just waiting for everything to open up.
I've never had an issue doing a transfer for something bought online that was on the LGS' end. Except one where if a gun is shipped USPS it doesn't get delivered to one LGS, it sits across the street in a PO box they rent.
Lank
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No, but he's still easy to spot because he typically leaves a trail of gummies with a particularly NSFW shape.
@RyanMc , welcome! You can now see that NES loves nothing more than a mystery. Kick back and watch the dumpster fire unfold while everyone weighs in before your FFL coughs up the goods.
Best gif for 2020 and beyond.
snax
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I think a town cop owns that gun shop.
He's been in hot water doing business while on duty.
Edit:
Yup, under DOJ investigation. You may be screwed.
Tyngsboro police officer put on leave again
TYNGSBORO — A police officer who has had previous disciplinary issues in town has been placed on paid administrative leave, according to a town official. Town Administrator Matt Hanson confirmed t…
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greencobra
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buy pizza for us and we'll assemble around his house. just an idea.
Don't beat yourself up over that- seems like you took the best course of action with the information on hand. Without any experience to the contrary, you'd assume an FFL set up w/ Bud's and one that gives you the OK for a transfer would follow through. Keep trying to reach the FFL for this one.
If not given already, for future reference I'm sure you'll get more specific referrals for responsive FFL's. I think others have already mentioned the Mill in Littleton which should be relatively close to you. Set yourself up with a place to practice so that you can do so once your firearms are out of purgatory. Strange times, so who knows what's causing the lack of return communication.
boilermaker
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Given his issues with his department, sounds like he has time for the gun business
Does buds stock some items and not others? My last 5 purchases from Buds I have been able to pick the SN, could be down to a science I guess but seems an awful lot like they stock Glocks & AR lowers anyway.
The FFL I use (I tend to marry one LGS until they piss me off twice) will enthusiastically say "yes we are taking transfers" but he is more bothered for being distracted than anything, doesn't track what you are shipping, doesn't want you to seek permission as it just wastes time.
Somehow they get multiple shipments from me all in the same pile for when I show up, they don't even call me after the 1st item, just assume I know the tracking and will show when its all there.
All depends on your FFL. Am talking NH so may be simpler too. Buying from an LGS for me is almost never simpler, rarely do they have what I want, half the time their distributors don't, usually the $25 transfer still makes it cheaper to buy online, and where I go the FFL says its often a better business model for him to just collect transfer fees without having to stock, order, chase orders etc - for instance doesn't want to be chasing a some odd pistol around in his network when he can just grab a transfer fee.
Anyway, just saying the OP isn't doing anything weird just sounds like maybe his FFL is gone fishing.
Somehow they get multiple shipments from me all in the same pile for when I show up, they don't even call me after the 1st item, just assume I know the tracking and will show when its all there.
All depends on your FFL. Am talking NH so may be simpler too. Buying from an LGS for me is almost never simpler, rarely do they have what I want, half the time their distributors don't, usually the $25 transfer still makes it cheaper to buy online, and where I go the FFL says its often a better business model for him to just collect transfer fees without having to stock, order, chase orders etc - for instance doesn't want to be chasing a some odd pistol around in his network when he can just grab a transfer fee.
Anyway, just saying the OP isn't doing anything weird just sounds like maybe his FFL is gone fishing.
CatSnoutSoup
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Hitman? Owned by a cop? Isn’t that the joint that got broken into a couple years ago and had guns stolen?
Hitman? Owned by a cop? Isn’t that the joint that got broken into a couple years ago and had guns stolen?
yes
Confirmed with him in advance. Conversation assumes he'll actually pick up the phone or answer voicemails. If you run a small business, which I did for 10 years, and you don't communicate with customers, it's probably not right for him.
So you actually talked to the local guy on the phone before you bought/shipped the guns? If he hasn't at least responded then that's just poor business on his part.
I think a town cop owns that gun shop.
He's been in hot water doing business while on duty.
Edit:
Yup, under DOJ investigation. You may be screwed.
Tyngsboro police officer put on leave again
TYNGSBORO — A police officer who has had previous disciplinary issues in town has been placed on paid administrative leave, according to a town official. Town Administrator Matt Hanson confirmed t…
Well if he still has a valid FFL there's nothing stopping him from punting the guns out to another dealer if he doesn't have the
time to do it.
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