I'm not a fan of sales or other transfers needing to go through an FFL, for many reasons. We had that stuffed down our throats here a couple years back.

BUT: Remember that this forum is open to the public, and that use of phrases like "off the books" conveys a different meaning to at least some people than a perfectly lawful face to face transfer of lawfully owned private property. There are a lot of people out in the anti-gun world who would latch on to that as evidence of some kind of improper purpose. They hate us, and they have no shame about lying. Making an imprecise statement that enables them in their disgusting conduct is something we should avoid.

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