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I have a friend of mine that wants to give me a pump shot gun . I don't know what it is , I have not seen it yet . It is something his grand father gave him a long time ago and he doesn't use it or want it . I know this gun isn't stolen but it got me thinking , how would I know if it was stolen or not . If you buy something out of the paper or even at a gun shop , how would you know it is not stole .

Is there a web sites out there you can look up the gun and see if it is stolen , or would you have to contact a LEO to find out .
 
Unless I'm mistaken you could take the pertinent information to the sheriff's department & have them check it out for you.
 
Ask your local LEO if they will run the numbers, but realize that if its stolen you definitely lost a friend.

If his grandpa gave it to him
1 It may not have a SN#
2 the statue of limitations has expired
3 you will be insulting his grandfather
 
I know a lady, in her 40s, who grew up on a farm in Ohio, and has been shooting since she was five. Her husband and son are avid hunters, i.e.: they all like guns. She was telling me recently that when her dad dies, she's sure she'll inherit her dad's gun collection which by her estimation stands at 100+ assorted. Her concern was that her dad bought most all of them used FTF or at auctions, and "what if" any of them aren't of clean record, and should she have them checked by "the authorities". I told her not to give it a second thought, nothing to worry about. My logic is unless she's planning to use any of them as a carry-piece (may have to hand over at a license-check or something), why worry? Am I on the right track?

Les

p.s., and yes, I told her I'd gladly lighten her mental burden by taking custody of any or all...:D
 
If you buy something out of the paper or even at a gun shop , how would you know it is not stole .
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you don't........that's why you get a receipt from the seller.....proves YOU didn't do the stealing. As long as you bought it or received it as a gift in good faith from someone you trust, and can prove it, the worst that can happen is the man may confiscate the gun. The risks of buying used.
 
3. you will be insulting his grandfather
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How? If I gave my (hypothetical, non-existent) grandkid something I wanted him to have, and the grandkid sold it or gave it away, my grandkid would be the one doing the insulting, not the recipient of the item.
 
3. you will be insulting his grandfather

How? If I gave my (hypothetical, non-existent) grandkid something I wanted him to have, and the grandkid sold it or gave it away, my grandkid would be the one doing the insulting, not the recipient of the item.
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He means the possibility of incinuating that the grandfather was a theif.
 
All I wanted to know is if there is a web site to look up stolen guns .
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not exactly what you asked though.......

unless you live in some state that requires some form of registration, why burden yourself? If you have a receipt showing YOU didn't steal it and acted in good faith doing due diligence.................shoot it and have fun
 
Direct answer - for a change.

From WikiAnswers....

Question : Is there such a thing as an online stolen gun registry?

Ans. :
No. The nationwide stolen firearms registry is maintained in the NCIC (National Criminal Information Center) computer which is not accessible to anyone but law enforcement. If you have a question about a specific firearm, just take it (SECURELY WRAPPED) to your local law enforcement agency and ask that it be checked.
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I don't know if I trust LEO to do that for me
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this statement has me curious. do you mean because we are incompetent and might not give you the correct information being it's so confusing to determine whether or not the gun is stolen? or do you mean because we are so crafty that we will tell you it's clean so that we can bust you for carrying a stolo? either way, you crack me up, dude :)

as far as a website, YES there is - OURS! google FDLE (Florida Dept of Law Enforcement) you should be able to check SN's there, even if you'r a yankee hehe. but.... it's run by cops, so it might not be trust worthy LOL
 
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BTW, I was told by my Sheriff that he COULD NOT run a gun through NCIC without opening an investigation because it requires a case number.
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This is true, according to several law enfoecement officers I've asked. However, if you take it to the station the investigation is "we checked a gun for a citizen" and is completely above board. Just run it down to the cops before you buy it if you're that worried about it.

The simple fact of the matter is: Most regular people aren't in possesion of stolen guns unwittingly. They tend not to run in the circles where they are available. Most gun thieves don't sell their wares through the local paper or to friends (well, they sell them to their criminal friends).

The liklihood of getting a stolen gun in an otherwise legal face to face transaction is very, very, very small.
 
I would just keep a record of where it came from & use it as normal. I wouldn't go in & run any numbers without good reason.
 
Be advised that, if you want a gun checked to see if it's stolen, it has to be done in person. In the event that it is stolen, be prepared to have it confiscated on the spot.
 
RKellogg said:
how would you know it is not stole .

Is there a web sites out there you can look up the gun and see if it is stolen , or would you have to contact a LEO to find out .
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You don't ... and there isn't any way for anyone else to find out, including the LEO.

There is no national registry of stolen guns, just as there is no national registry of legally owned guns.

Be nice if there was ... as an FFL I'd like to be able to check what I buy against it.
 
There is no national registry of stolen guns, just as there is no national registry of legally owned guns.
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NCIC? FCIC? i run guns all the time, their serial numbers are checked against those in a HUGE DATA BASE, in effect - a registry of stolen guns.

i mean maybe we're talking about symantics, here. a true "registry" might be defined differently, but when the victim reports a firearm stolen - the serial number, make, model #, and victim's name is most definately stored electronically. same goes for cars, 4-wheelers, kids, endangered adults, etc.
 
There is no national registry of stolen guns, just as there is no national registry of legally owned guns.
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When my guns were stolen in a residential burglary in 1980, the serial numbers were entered in the National Crime Information Center (NCIC) database, as mentioned in several posts.

I even got one of them back the next year (it was recovered in a shooting incident in D.C.). I don't think the Metropolitan Police liked giving it back, and they sure didn't treat it well while it was in their custody.

As I post this, it brings up a thought I never had....I wonder if it was ever removed from the registry when it was returned.
 
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