One of the homicides shown on the TV show 48 Hours involved the shooting and killing of a young man who, along with his girlfriend went to a fairly deserted parking lot to look at a car for sale. Turns out the "sellers" were two young BGs who had advertised same at a really good price and seemingly wanted to complete sale right then and there. It turned out that their real aim was to rob the couple of the money and then leave in their so-called car for sale. The young man, once realizing it was a robbery, pulled out a firearm and then was shot and killed by the BGs. Whether this couple would have been killed regardless--who knows--but the storyline has that same "ring" to it. I was selling, for the first time, a firearm online and then had to meet the buyer. I chose the gas station at a Sams Club around 10AM, where I felt that there was enough people and traffic if something should be wrong with this entire episode. Never having sold before, I had thoughts of someone killing me on the spot---turns out he was a BMW salesman who uses the same FFL dealer I do. You never let your guard down--it is all part of the bigger situational awareness picture. You do not go to a location where your instincts are telling you not to go regardless of the "deal" especially if it sounds too good to be true.
