Posted: 1/12/2006 3:27:47 PM EDT
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I am pretty sure this is a dupe so sorry in advance. Is there a data base somewhere that I can check a guns serial number to see if a gun is stolen? I know of one that is a really good deal but am a little wary of the seller. |
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I have my local small town PD # ( non 911 ) on my cell phone. I have called in approx 15 firearms I have purchased in the past couple years. Takes them approx 30 seconds to check the serial # ...... no big deal and never a hassle. All have came back fine. ALWAYS check BEFORE buying the gun. |
In my town I tried to have one checked a few years ago--a widow who had a revolver her son bought from a shifty friend she didn't approve of. The son had drowned decades earlier and the husband took possession. When he died she wanted me to "get rid of it." I offered her money, she refused, but I didn't want it in my possession (straight arrow, have FFL, etc.) if it was stolen. I tried to have it checked and the popo wanted it first, then said they would return it if it was "clean." I told them I couldn't do that as it wasn't in my possession (yet). He then got rather pushy demanding to know who had it, where it was, etc. As the lady was a client I couldn't tell him, so it put me in a bit of a spot. I finally flat refused and excused myself. A few months later the officer was arrested for gang affiliation, drug offenses and various malfeasance. Obviously that's no reflection on the entire department, but sheesh. I ended up later passing it on to a buddy who didn't care about its history. |