Don Foreman wrote:
On Sun, 16 Nov 2008 14:33:55 -0600, "Karl Townsend"
wrote:


still there, either fake a phone call to the local pd to check the serial
number, see what the "seller" does, or call ahead of time and have pd
meet up with you there... they can run the serial right away...
This is news to me. I knew they did handguns. Are rifles now registered? I'm
certain none of the ones I presently own are. "The kid" is pretty sure its
not hot or i wouldn't touch it. But, i think I'll pass on this deal.

The police may have serial numbers of stolen guns if the rightful
owner provided them after the theft.

A bone-fide seller would have a bill of sale with serial number, and
this can be checked with the dealer that sold it.

I'm not tuned into gun-buying, but that seems not entirely right -- I
could see a perfectly legitimate sale of a used gun happening without a
bill of sale being exchanged. Maybe not _smart_, but _legitimate_.

I mean, a _car_ you need the title or bill of sale to satisfy the state
when you go to get title & registration -- but if the state doesn't
track gun titles then I don't see that being an issue.

But I could see a wise buyer wanting to get a bill-o-sale on a gun to
avoid problems down the road.

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