My aunt brought a gun to me today that belonged to her late boyfriend. She's having to return all his property to his family and they asked about his gun. She was amazed by how huge it was, and knowing I was a revolver junky wanted to show me it. S&W 460 2.5". I went to look over the gun and guess what?....Serial number had been filed clean off. Her late boyfriend was not a great man and had been a drunk and drug addict in the past, so who knows where he got this gun.
Needless to say, I called the ATF immediately and surprisingly got an answer even at 11:00pm EST. They told me to call the local police immediately and have them come get it.
Admittedly I was rather concerned about them assuming she or I had filed the number off, but I took the chance that they'd be smart enough to understand that if we had done it, we probably wouldn't be calling it in. Either way, I'd never dealt with anything like that before.
I never could understand why someone, criminal or otherwise would file the serial number off on a gun. If it was stolen, obviously that is a crime. Filed off, still a felony.
Needless to say, I called the ATF immediately and surprisingly got an answer even at 11:00pm EST. They told me to call the local police immediately and have them come get it.
Admittedly I was rather concerned about them assuming she or I had filed the number off, but I took the chance that they'd be smart enough to understand that if we had done it, we probably wouldn't be calling it in. Either way, I'd never dealt with anything like that before.
I never could understand why someone, criminal or otherwise would file the serial number off on a gun. If it was stolen, obviously that is a crime. Filed off, still a felony.