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It probably varies by show. I'm most familiar with the WAC shows that occur every two weeks in Monroe & Puyallup...
You have to be a WAC member to buy a firearm, and vendors (not private sellers) will charge sales tax. If you have a CPL, you can walk out the door with a handgun. If not, the waiting period applies.
My $0.02...
And there is the problem with WAC...
That means any [WAC] member can sell to any other member there and not have to guess about whether the buyer is legit or not.
Did you read the link?
I just found it ironic that in one browser tab I had open an article detailing the misdeeds of a WAC member at WAC shows, and in another tab, someone explaining the peace of mind that should come from dealing with WAC members who've cleared NICS checks. That's all. No real point.
...this just crossed my inbox: Feds Arrest Man Who Sold Gun Used to Kill Seattle Police Officer
According to the complaint, DEVENNY sold the guns to a convicted felon and a person with a domestic violence conviction. DEVENNY knew that both purchasers were prohibited from possessing firearms because of those convictions. Both the felon and the person with the domestic violence conviction were working with law enforcement at the time of the purchases in February and November 2010. At the time of the arrest today, ATF agents recovered 42 guns and $32,000 in cash. DEVENNY will make his initial appearance in U.S. District Court in Tacoma at 2:30 today. Prosecutors will ask that he remain in custody pending a detention hearing next week.
ut you can't prevent people from choosing to commit a crime. Still, the odds are someone who bothered to get the permit probably is willing to try to follow the rules and be decent.
How do gun shows work in Washington? How does the waiting period work? Do vendors collect sales tax? Etc?
Howdy mjbskwim,
Opinions on that can vary.
Hows a Ruger LCP for $290.00 (tax, shipping included) sound?
Considering an FFL transfer fee, sales tax, and shipping from an on line dealer I'd say that is not too bad?
Howabout a Kel-Tec PF9 tax included for $330.00?
Used? Yesterday, I bought a pretty decent Ruger MKIII target for $190.00 The guy was asking quite a bit more but he wanted to sell and I wanted to buy.
Let's see... I saw a Leupold 4.5 -14x40 VX-III in the box, so nice it was hard to tell if it was ever mounted or not for $375.00.
There are what? Over 1000 tables?
If a guy is a good hunter for what he wants and is not shy to speak up and make an offer, he can be very surprised as to what he may find and buy.
What I find is that too many folks go to the show and do not have an understanding of what the term "haggle" means
It's part of the fun.
I live out on the Olympic Peninsula too. And, you are correct. But one has to remember that comparing our little po-dunk shows to a WAC show is comparing apples to oranges. Our small shows like many, bring out the guy who has a few old guns he wants to get rid of, or a guy who (sadly) may be in need of some fast cash and has to sell his guns to buy food.
Therefore, those guns do tend to sell for less.
I think both kinds of shows are a win/win for various but not necessarily the the same reasons.
I do see the anti-gun Democrats who have super control of this state focusing in on the open guns shows, and either shutting them down or having them set up where all transactions go through an FFL.