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It's a bad idea to check ID. If you check and get it wrong it may conceivably be used against you. The law does not require you to check and you should never ch
by R0b0t1 4y ago
It's a bad idea to check ID. If you check and get it wrong it may conceivably be used against you. The law does not require you to check and you should never check. Simply refuse to sell if they plainly state they are a felon or not a state resident and sell with no questions in every other case.
- Syonyk 4y agoI find it hard to believe that one would be in more legal hot water for having checked as a matter of policy and having missed a high quality fake ID or something, than for not having checked at all. I know an awful lot of gun owners, and I can't think of one who would sell a gun to someone they suspected wasn't permitted to own one.
- R0b0t1 4y agoThe law doesn't say you have to check so you don't. They'd basically have to tell you they're a prohibited person for a DA to have an airtight case. I bring this up because people like yourself slowly erode rights by doing "the right thing" when that thing is giving up something you will never get back.
- R0b0t1 4y agoTo clarify why I think you might be punished if you check and mess up: that's kinda how it works for rendering aid in a crisis. People have refused to render aid because they feared they would be sued. Even if you expect an airtight acquittal, it costs money, and you may not actually have enough money to prove your innocence if the other person has more.