Checking for stolen firearms

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  nunn Forums Admins, Member, Moderator Posts: 36,013 ******

  December 2014 edited November -1

  When purchasing a firearm from a private party, check the ID, and get a bill of sale with the ID information on it. Keep the bill of sale, and record all the information in your personal firearms record book.
  
  Then, if the gun turns out to be stolen, you can show the police where it came from. You will likely lose the gun, but you won't have any legal entanglements.
  
  If your seller won't produce ID and a bill of sale, that's a big red flag. Walk away.
  
  I buy guns, and I never ask the police to run them through NCIC. I am a dealer and I have to keep good records. That's my protection, and if you do likewise, you will be similarly protected.

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  courtell Member Posts: 25 ✭✭

  December 2014 edited November -1

  I found two sites that look pretty good:
  http://www.hotgunz.com/search.php
  http://www.stolenlostfound.org/stolen-gun-serial-numbers
  
  Does anyone know if these are dependable sights?

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  courtell Member Posts: 25 ✭✭

  December 2014 edited November -1

  A side question - why are all these posts showing I hour earlier than Eastern Standard Time? Where is this web site located?

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  Herschel Member Posts: 2,035 ✭✭✭✭✭

  December 2014 edited November -1

  NCIC is the gold standard for determining if a gun is stolen. Getting the sn and having a law enforcement officer check it through NCIC is the way to go. Bubba does not always record the serial numbers of his serial numbered items so he can have them stolen and they can't be listed with NCIC without a sn.

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  toad67 Member Posts: 13,019 ✭✭✭✭

  December 2014 edited November -1

  quote:Originally posted by courtell
  A side question - why are all these posts showing I hour earlier than Eastern Standard Time? Where is this web site located?
  
  
  http://www.GunBroker.com/Auction/DisplayTime.aspx

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  courtell Member Posts: 25 ✭✭

  December 2014 edited November -1

  My time is the same as shown in GunBroker - 12:08pm

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  courtell Member Posts: 25 ✭✭

  December 2014 edited November -1

  Now look at the time of the posting - it's 1:08am. Why?

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