Other than FFL or C&R, do you keep a record of personal arms?

[tinygnat219]

Yup, I have a "C&R Bound Book" for my license, and then another list with serial numbers, model number, and date of purchase with a 3 Ring binder to hold receipts. I keep this in my safe depostit box at a local bank simply because if my house ever burns down, gets broken into, etc. I have a record for insurance and police department purchases.

I recommend everyone keep something like this, it's called CYA in case something unforseen happens.

 

[simpleguy]

I keep a spreadsheet with this info backed up to 2 heavily encrypted external/portable hard drives. One drive is with my parents and one is here at home. If you need good encryption software check out http://www.truecrypt.org/ it's free and it's so good that my brother who is an MIS Director for a regional lender was impressed.

 

[arthurcw]

Every important record I have, including household inventory records and photographs, is first encrypted and then filed away on two password protected flash drives.

One of these flash drives is in a fire-resistant box that lives in a fire-resistant safe and the other is attached to my keys.

My middle initials should be A. R.

Oh yeah! Home inventory (including boomsticks), Inventory pics (with any SN’s and MN’s I can find), Key personal Pictures, and scanned important docs/ins. papers encrypted on Flash Drives using Steganos Safe. With an encrypted summary doc containing CC info, Firearms Data, important #'s, Passwords, Et al...

My Paranoia extends way past my firearms. One drive with me, One in each of the BOB’s, Data DVD’s in the Fire safe, and an encrypted folder on my network that I use to update all other instances. *cough-nerd-cough*

I keep a spreadsheet with this info backed up to 2 heavily encrypted external/portable hard drives. One drive is with my parents and one is here at home. If you need good encryption software check out http://www.truecrypt.org/ it's free and it's so good that my brother who is an MIS Director for a regional lender was impressed.

Thanks for the tip. Going to look at Truecrypt.

 

[ilcylic]

Yes, I have a list of all of my firearms, with their serial numbers. But it's very well hidden.

 

[XDKingslayer]

I also use Gun Safe. I have multiple pictures of all my guns, including pictures of serial numbers and any distinguishing marks like scratches or gouges in the furniture. I also have added scans of the original receipts if I have them.

 

[Jim K]

If you ever are robbed, a record will be necessary for insurance purposes. Further, even though I oppose that kind of law, having a gun traceable to you turn up in a high profile murder case won't do you any good. The excuse that it was stolen months ago but you didn't report it because you don't like the cops is not likely to make you any points, either.

Keep a record, keep it to yourself/close kin, but have a record if it is ever needed. And keep a record of a sale, whether to a dealer or an individual (if legal). Remember when a gun is traced, your name comes up before the name of the guy who bought it from the guy who bought it from the guy you sold it to. If you can't say where it went, you will look like a suspect to some cops, not a good situtation.

Jim

 

[jrfoxx]

yes, I use the program "Pointblank".Holds all the gun and scope (if applcable) info one would ever care to track, including date of purchase and price, etc.Also has a section for tracking relaoding/load info, and a cool ballstics calculator.Very nice.

 

[Baneblade]

I can't tell you how many police reports I have taken for stolen firearms where I ask for the serial number and I get the answer, "Ummm. I guess I never wrote it down." We find guns that we "believe" are stolen all the time. But its not what you believe, its what you can prove.

Everyone who owns a firearm should keep some kind of record, even if all it contains is "make, model, serial number." When we enter stolen guns into the national system that is what we need. Without the serial number we have nothing, and there is almost no chance you firearm will ever be recovered. At a minimum, type up a list, keep a copy on your computer, and e-mail it to yourself so you can access it from any other computer. If you don't have a computer, just keep a printed copy somewhere safe. This is also useful for a house fire so you need a copy somewhere other than your house.

 

[stevemis]

Every January I take a video of the house ... interior, exterior, and document major items. I also photograph major purchases (expensive electronics, firearms, etc) immediately.

A copy of the video on DVD is in an undisclosed location (off my property). I also keep another in the safe, and a compressed, abridged version is in my web-based email.

I have a C&R FFL, so my C&R purchases are also recorded there. The bound book is stored with the firearms so it would be of little use in the event of a complete clean-out or a major fire.

Uh.. so.. I guess "Yes".

Steve

 

[obxned]

I keep fairly detailed notes on when and how much I shoot my pistols, how well they were doing, what ammo they liked, and any accessories and how well they are working.

For the long guns, I'm not very conscientious except when they are new and need to be proven with various ammo, 'scope, choke tubes, or whatever. After that, only earth shaking events are noted.

 

[Im283]

original reciepts w/ serial numbers filed so the wifey can find them if I die. I do this mostly so she does not use what I told her I paid as a reference to actual worth if she goes to sell them.

I also have a notebook where I record serial number, make, caliber, model etc
In this I also record dates of shoots, rounds fired and type of ammo used

 

[ArmedBear]

You mean nobody writes down the GPS coordinates, depth, landmarks, etc.?

You gotta read this book: http://www.enemiesforeignanddomestic.com/

Written by a fine member of our on-line community, as it turns out.

 

[DeltaGunner]

Weapons records

Pictures, numbers, date of purchase, amount, accessories etc. for each particular weapon.
I have so many, I'd never be-able to remember it all if they got my safe, or a tornado or fire etc.
Insurance claims.
I keep this info on a cd with multiple copies, one in my safety deposit at the bank. The rest in fire safes at home and at my brothers.
Just makes good sense.

 

[aaronrkelly]

I use GunSafe (which was mentioned above).

Great program, simple and does just what it needs.

It doesnt need to be installed so you can run the program from a thumb drive, which is what I do.

You can add pictures and all kinds of information and its free.

Heres a screenshot.....



http://somanyroads.org/gunsafe/

 

[Two Cold Soakers]

A former employer had his house broken into while in the hospital for a heart attack. Two German Weatherbys were stolen. His insurance wouldn't pay them because he had no proof of ownership.

Learn from his mistake, I did.

 

[mp510]

I'm gonna put one of those together. With the reporting lost and stolen firearms requirement that has passed both houses of the legislature and will almost definetely be signed by Rell it's going to be a necesity. Right now, I do keep very good track of my DPS 3 forms and sales reciepts as well.

 

[44AMP]

I don't have reciepts for most of them

But I do keep a written list (reminder, update it) with make, model caliber and ser#. And I do NOT keep a list on any computer. I am not computer savy to be able to have faith in the standard protections. I just don't know enough about it, so I keep all financial and firearms records "off line".

 

[aaronrkelly]

44AMP,

I understand your concerns. Consider keeping such records on a thumb drive instead of on the PC itself. You can plug it in, access or change the records, then unplug it when your done. If your REALLY concerned you could even unplug the PC from the internet before you plug the thumb drive in and then plug it back in when your done.

These drives are available for under $20 and are reliable.