Originally Posted by
systolic
Obviously the seller asking the buyer to produce their licence will be the best way for the seller to know if they have a licence. And they would be fucking stupid not to ask.
However, they don't have to ask to see it and there is nothing in law to say the buyer has to produce it.
And as long as the person they are selling to has a licence, produced or not, they are not breaking the law.
On many Saturday mornings I sell .22 and 9mm ammo to other club members. I don't ask to see their licences and they usually don't show me. No laws are being broken as they have a licence or they wouldn't be able to join the club. The club secretary is usually the only one who sees the licences.
Oh, and if the cops pull me over and I don't have my driver licence with me, they can simply radio dispatch to check.