Do I need this for $400.?

[Guest canebreaker]

New Springfield Armory XD40, bought new at last gun show for $550. Case comes with loader, holster, clip holster, lock and 2 mags. I've bought a box of JHP and a box of FMJ for it and a cleaning kit. all for $400. NEW NEVER FIRED

Gun related ads on craigslist get deleted fast. I've watched for about 2 weeks, posted about 3 times in the mornings. It has gone from $550 at $25. drops in this time.

I contacted the seller and suppose to meet at 6pm tomorrow.

Edited March 22, 2012 by canebreaker

[Magiccarpetrides]

hope you don't get robbed ;-D

[Guest canebreaker]

At 6pm it should be safe. Got to watch my 6.

[Guest 6.8 AR]

Can't wait for this update! I can't get anyone to reply at that place, but it's on household

stuff. I didn't know they would let a gun get listed.

[PolePosition]

I thought it was against Craigslist policy to list firearms...Hope its not some person trying to scam or jack you. Be careful and bring a buddy!

[Guest canebreaker]

I go all over the usa looking for things to buy, have it shipped to me. Some locations guns will stay on for days at a time. But not around here.

I've made some calls and emailed the seller. no replies.

I called this guy, I got a text back, he was at work and couldn't talk. We talked at 6 pm today. Set meeting for tomorrow.

I'm carrying my son with me and we both carry.

[QuietDan]

Meet at a neutral, public, third location, neither his house nor yours; be cc armed, bring a cc armed friend. Are we missing anything?

[LI0NSFAN]

I have noticed that the guns are flagged ALOT faster here than anywhere else. There was a 308 listed in Memphis for over a month. I put up a scope for a gun, not the gun just a scope and it was flagged and taken down in 5mins. I guess the people in Knox have nothing better to do than flag.

[Mike.357]

Craigs list just never sounds like a place i want to go. basically if i feel i must be armed to meet someone or go somewhere that in itself is a big red flag to not go.

Good luck with your purchase

[Volzfan]

I recently sold one of my guns and picked a high traffic business that I knew had cameras all over. No problems. Most of the time I just take a gun to a gun show and have never gone back home with the gun that I went to sell.

[Guest canebreaker]

We will meet on the memphis state campus. I know the area, lots of camras in place.

[Smith]

We will meet on the memphis state campus. I know the area, lots of camras in place.

This thing is heading to all places epic!

Edited March 22, 2012 by Smith

[gjohnsoniv]

Is it a good idea to meet on a school campus? With all the laws in place and such?

[hipower]

Is it a good idea to meet on a school campus? With all the laws in place and such?

Really. i wondered at that myself. Who's idea to meet there? yours or his?

[Chucktshoes]

I would say it is a very bad idea. Selling a gun and transferring it from one person to another sounds to be a direct violation of the current statues and what they say about the handling of a firearm on campus. Plus, lots of people around and on foot means a high probability of being seen and having it called in. I'd really suggest choosing an alternate location dude.

[gjohnsoniv]

Last I heard having a firearm on a campus was an automatic felony, but I really don't know.

[BrasilNuts]

Also, I notice you're from Southaven, MS.

Is the seller a MS or TN resident?

Is it legal for a MS resident to buy a pistol from a private citizen in Memphis even if it's another MS resident?

[BryanP]

Craigs list just never sounds like a place i want to go. basically if i feel i must be armed to meet someone or go somewhere that in itself is a big red flag to not go.

Good luck with your purchase

I've bought several things on Craigslist - my iPod and several cell phones for example - and never had any problems. That said, I find it interesting that I've never really worried about whether I was armed when meeting someone from TGO to buy or sell anything, but when I go meet some random person from Craigslist in a parking lot I always triple check my CCW.

Edited March 22, 2012 by BryanP

[gjohnsoniv]

I think Craigslist has a bad rap to start since there have been quite a few issues with people getting robbed.

[Mike.357]

Heck you might as well do the transfer on a campus. Seeing as it is already illegal to buy ftf from out of your home state.

[Smith]

This thing is heading to all places epic!

And it gets better:

Buying of Craigslist

On a college campus

Across state lines

...

I wonder what the next felony will be?

[Guest Revelator]

Heck you might as well do the transfer on a campus. Seeing as it is already illegal to buy ftf from out of your home state.

Yeah, what the hell. I'm actually starting to wonder how long this thread will stay open.

[TNWNGR]

Both my wife and I have purcashed and sold items using Craigslist. What your buying/selling, who and where you are located and how or where your to meet provide enough information to make an informed decision. As to this deal the OP has mentioned there are two strikes against it. Strike one is the OP lives in MS and is going to do a FTF private fireams transaction in TN. Strike two is he intends to do this on the Campus of Memphis State Univ. I would also point out the difficulty in contacting or being contacted by the person selling the gun is enough of a red flag to me to also make it another strike. This is really a "walk away from it w/o going there" deal and not worth the risks involved.

[gjohnsoniv]

This is going to be interesting, don't think it's worth the $400 to go to jail for several felonies.

[hipower]

Perhaps being said a little more plainly than previous comments: Run, don't walk, away from this. Way too many things against it to feel good about. It's not worth the risk.