I admit I haven't done all that many FTF's from the NWFA classifieds, but ran into something today that threw me off a bit and wondered if there was some etiquette issue I am ignorant of.
General info: I met up with a person to make a non FFL purchase A public parking lot, and granted, it was a fairly valuable item, but I was asked to show I wasn't carrying before approaching. I declined... and the person decided he didn't want to continue with the transaction. I figured that's his choice so I just left.
My thought though, if I'm the one who has obviously just showed up with a wad a cash, shouldn't "I" be the one concerned about being jacked??
I'm a clean cut average every day fellow and my vehicle is clean and certainly no clunker (newer model F250 deisel). The person has nearly 200 positive feedback, no negatives, and there was no prior notice not to carry during our transacton.
That leaves me to wonder if I missed something somewhere in the "rules" that councils not to carry during FTF transactions... or... what's up with that?? Me personally, it's never even occured to me to even ask if someone is carrying or not. I mean... NWFA members... more than not, I'm going to assume they are and have absolutely no problem with that.
I respect someones right to feel differently, but the request made me extremely uncomfortable.
General info: I met up with a person to make a non FFL purchase A public parking lot, and granted, it was a fairly valuable item, but I was asked to show I wasn't carrying before approaching. I declined... and the person decided he didn't want to continue with the transaction. I figured that's his choice so I just left.
My thought though, if I'm the one who has obviously just showed up with a wad a cash, shouldn't "I" be the one concerned about being jacked??
I'm a clean cut average every day fellow and my vehicle is clean and certainly no clunker (newer model F250 deisel). The person has nearly 200 positive feedback, no negatives, and there was no prior notice not to carry during our transacton.
That leaves me to wonder if I missed something somewhere in the "rules" that councils not to carry during FTF transactions... or... what's up with that?? Me personally, it's never even occured to me to even ask if someone is carrying or not. I mean... NWFA members... more than not, I'm going to assume they are and have absolutely no problem with that.
I respect someones right to feel differently, but the request made me extremely uncomfortable.