If a seller does not ask for ID, the seller is a moron. First of all, it verifies the buyer is of legal age to purchase a 18 or 21 depending upon a combination of federal and the laws of various states relative to private sales (for TX see: https://faq.sll.texas.gov/questions/42886).Under federal law, the buyer must be 21 or older for a dealer with an FFL to sell a handgun to someone; although, a recent court decision said the 21 rule is unconstitutional but that is certain to be appealed and then hopefully won by the side on the right. Secondly, checking ID also verifies the seller is able to legally transfer the firearm via a personal sale to someone who resides in the same state as the buyer, thus avoiding the need to go through an FFL from the buyer's state if the buyer is a resident of another state (source). Asking to see ID is part of due diligence on the part of the seller.Is seeing an ID required to sell a gun?
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