Buying & Selling Firearms
Private sales, dealer transfers and how not to commit a felony.
Course details
- Format
- Online, self-paced
- Provider
- U.S. LawShield
- Price
- $9.99
- Best for
- Anyone buying their second firearm, or selling their first.
- Counts toward a permit?
- No — this is education
Price as listed on the U.S. LawShield storefront. You pay U.S. LawShield directly at checkout.
Why this course
What it's actually about.
Buying and selling firearms is legal, routine, and full of jurisdiction-specific rules that people violate without realizing it. Straw purchases, interstate transfers and private-sale requirements are the recurring problems.
What it covers
- Dealer transfers and the background check process
- Private sale rules and how they vary by state
- Interstate transfer requirements
- What a straw purchase is and why it is prosecuted seriously
- Documentation worth keeping
Best value: 12 courses, one price
This course is in the 12-course bundle.
Buying Buying & Selling Firearms on its own? For about what five courses cost, you get this one and eleven more.
$49.99 for all 12, about $4.17 a course
Save at least $59.90 over buying them one at a time at $9.99 each, and Loading & Unloading Handguns is only available here. All 12 are online, 3 to 4 hours in total, on any device, and your progress is saved.
Educational courses from U.S. LawShield. They don't replace your state's licensing requirements.
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ViewThis is education, not licensing. This course does not satisfy any state permit requirement and is not legally required to own or carry a firearm. For coursework that counts toward a concealed carry permit, see state permit training.
Educational information only. Not legal advice. Firearm laws change, and requirements vary by state, county and issuing authority. Verify current requirements with the issuing authority before you apply.
Buying & Selling Firearms
Private sales, dealer transfers and how not to commit a felony.
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