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Stolen Guns

AliceK420AliceK420 Member Posts: 12 ✭✭
edited March 2008 in Ask the Experts
what would be the best way to post a list of stolen guns?
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  • AliceK420AliceK420 Member Posts: 12 ✭✭
    edited November -1
    I am the fiduciary of an estate. Quite a few guns were missing and I felt that they had been stolen. I reported this to the local police and they said they could not take a stolen gun report, only a missing gun report until the estate was concluded. They never pushed the information up to the ATF or... whoever. Now I see one of these guns listed on gunbroker. What do I do and how do I proceed?
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  • AliceK420AliceK420 Member Posts: 12 ✭✭
    edited November -1
    Gentlemen: We were the unfortunate Gunshop that was burglarized on 10-30-06. The thieves broke in and took 79 guns in 2 minutes. Is there a way to post these weapons on this web site for people to see. Thanks Babybounce aka Vic Mohon at Trader Vics gun shop.
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  • AliceK420AliceK420 Member Posts: 12 ✭✭
    edited November -1
    You dealers out there who buy or trade for firearms for resale can give me the answer to this question I have wondered about. A lot of used firearms, if you checked their history, would turn up as stolen. A buyer, in perfectly good faith, may buy, legally, a stolen firearm, not knowing it is stolen.

    Is there a process you go thru? Do you contact the NCIC (sp?) on each firearm you buy or trade for? And what would be the repercussions on the seller if the gun turned out to be stolen?
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  • AliceK420AliceK420 Member Posts: 12 ✭✭
    edited November -1
    had a couple long guns stolen from my home . where are good places to list the ser # for people to be on the lookout? state police have the # for anyone trying to sell to pawn or dealers.
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  • nmyersnmyers Member Posts: 16,892 ✭✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    Don't you have an attorney handling the estate? The attorney should get back to the police, & use the most effective words when dealing with incompetent government employees: "I'd like to speak to your supervisor, please."

    Neal
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  • AliceK420AliceK420 Member Posts: 12 ✭✭
    edited November -1
    Trouble is the gun is listed here and is stolen and the seller is just blowing me off I have a copy of the report but the seller is blowing me off.I have amissing gun report now what? The local police are useless... I tryed to push it up but I was told come back later we are busy right now 70 missing guns 1 turning up maybe the person has them all.
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  • bpostbpost Member Posts: 32,669 ✭✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    quote:Originally posted by AliceK420
    Trouble is the gun is listed here and is stolen and the seller is just blowing me off I have a copy of the report but the seller is blowing me off.I have amissing gun report now what? The local police are useless... I tryed to push it up but I was told come back later we are busy right now 70 missing guns 1 turning up maybe the person has them all.


    Alice; sorry to sound harsh, but stop typing stuff on this forum and MAKE THE COPS DO THEIR JOB. Don't stop until the Mayor, Governor, State troopers Commander and GWB have been yelled at until they ACT. If you have PROOF of ownership it is very important to KEEP PUSHING AS HARD AS YOU CAN to get the item returned.
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  • duckhunterduckhunter Member Posts: 7,687 ✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    We CAN NOT help you here. Call your state police and your local state senator.
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  • flyingtorpedoflyingtorpedo Member Posts: 1,301 ✭✭✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    If the local police won't handle it then give state police a call, and possibly the city council, mayor, and local media. Let them know you are not happy with the job you tax dollars are doing. If you have proof the gun is stolen I'd email the buyer of the gun. I'd freak out and help as much as possible if I got an email saying a gun I just won on GB was stolen. I'd give you all the seller's info. Also, assuming the seller is in a different jursidction and you know who the person is, it may not hurt to call the local police where he lives, say tell them the proof you have the gun is stolen and is up for sale. Just some thoughts that came to mind. Good luck!
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  • Emmett DunhamEmmett Dunham Member Posts: 1,418 ✭✭✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    If the person that owned the weapons was a member of the NRA and had some insurance on them via their program, may be a way to get someone engaged in the process.



    Emmett
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  • Spider7115Spider7115 Member Posts: 29,704 ✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    I would call my local ATF office since this concerns the interstate sale of a stolen firearm.
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  • joesjoes Member Posts: 484 ✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    ATF- is the way to go if the local police will not help. 70 guns could supply alot of bad guys! Also explain to the local police how concerned the public would be when they read in the local paper that 70 of your guns were stolen and they ( the police) have no interest in recovering them. joe.
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  • sandwarriorsandwarrior Member Posts: 5,453 ✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    Just a question here before any of us continue. How do you know the gun you are looking at on one of these auctions is one of the guns you see as stolen from your estate?

    Personally, I am all for going straight to the ATF. and also filing a complaint against the local police if this is the case. There is no 'missing gun' statute that says the gun isn't stolen until the estate is settled. Have your FACTS in order. Things will proceed in an orderly fashion.
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  • Wolf.Wolf. Member Posts: 2,223 ✭✭✭✭✭
    edited November -1
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    ACTUALLY, WE CAN HELP YOU HERE!! What is wrong with you guys?? GunBroker is not going to incur any liability, unless they fail to take action against this seller after being informed and satisfied of a legitimate complaint.

    (A) Posting here will get you some valuable information on how to proceed, which I do see posted.

    (B) Have the estate's attorney contact GB with information to assure them your problem is legitimate. They should at that point cooperate with ATF, your local police (if you can pry the locals away from the donut shop long enough to get involved) and officials in the state where the seller is located.

    (C) You must decide if the value of the guns warrants your actions to recoup the guns and/or monies involved.
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