leadcounsel
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So, I've browsed many threads on stolen guns. After being a member here for years, it seems many members transact FTF without any records being kept.
After being assured that the other party is a resident, able to own and transfer the gun (not a felon, no domestic violence, etc.) would you buy a gun for a really good deal, or trade one of yours in exhange for said gun, if you suspect that it might be stolen?
Or would you report the person to the law, based on your hunch?
Or would you go run the serial numbers and/or require a bill of sale to see if the other party spooks? And is that a fair assessment considering many legit people don't like paper trails?
I have personally been the victim of stolen handguns... which were replaced by insurance.
I was recently at a gun show and it's clear that many guns there to be traded or sold could be stolen and purchased unwittingly by another person.
On the other hand, why would you treat guns any differently than car tires, a lawnmower, a chainsaw, kitchen knives, a dresser, or a pack of pencils you might buy at a garage sale or on craigslist. You have no idea of the history behind any items, really, and does it really matter if the kitchen table you buy on craigslist was once stolen?
I absolutely don't think that we should have mandatory checks on guns or registration of guns, and I think that state or federal registration would serve to strip people of their property (that was previously stolen) that they may have unwittingly purchased.
After being assured that the other party is a resident, able to own and transfer the gun (not a felon, no domestic violence, etc.) would you buy a gun for a really good deal, or trade one of yours in exhange for said gun, if you suspect that it might be stolen?
Or would you report the person to the law, based on your hunch?
Or would you go run the serial numbers and/or require a bill of sale to see if the other party spooks? And is that a fair assessment considering many legit people don't like paper trails?
I have personally been the victim of stolen handguns... which were replaced by insurance.
I was recently at a gun show and it's clear that many guns there to be traded or sold could be stolen and purchased unwittingly by another person.
On the other hand, why would you treat guns any differently than car tires, a lawnmower, a chainsaw, kitchen knives, a dresser, or a pack of pencils you might buy at a garage sale or on craigslist. You have no idea of the history behind any items, really, and does it really matter if the kitchen table you buy on craigslist was once stolen?
I absolutely don't think that we should have mandatory checks on guns or registration of guns, and I think that state or federal registration would serve to strip people of their property (that was previously stolen) that they may have unwittingly purchased.
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