Each individuals has to enter the info on itI looked at the hot gunz. Looks good and I will use it. However I am unsure if local law enforcement reports are fed into it or if it’s just individual users that provide the data.
Yep. If I have no prior knowledge of the item being stolen and I purchased it completely legally, whats the issue with me keeping it?
I would prefer to sell it back to the state or original owner if they want to pay a fair price. Now, as an individual, you could choose to just give it away but as far as I’m concerned, I bought it with no ill intent.
Imagine you spend $1000 on a gun, own it without issue for however long it is until you decide to sell it. Because a cop happens to be the one to try to buy it, you have no choice but to hand it over.
Should I go through all my firearms and have them checked to see the status of them according to the state and see if I need to give some away?
Do you think that’s fair? I’m open to hearing why I’m wrong here.
Definitely agree, I would want anything that is stolen back without question.Put yourself on the other side of it. I’ve had guns stolen in the past. I don’t care where or how the police find them, and how many times they’ve changed hands since they were illegally taken from me, if the police can find them I’m going to want them back.
Just because they’ve been sold, that doesn’t mean they haven’t been stolen. If that was the case stolen property fencing would be a valid business model. Buying and selling between individuals is caveat emptor.
I can’t imagine anyone that ever had anything taken wouldn’t want the police to even notify them if they turned up. I also can’t imagine anyone wanting the police to call them and say “hey we found your stolen property but the current possessor has a bill of sale, so pound sand.”
There are ways to get back what you’ve paid if you’re a victim of something like this, but it isn’t the original victim’s responsibility to make you whole. I don’t caree what the item is. It could be a gun, a vehicle or a toaster. If it was stolen from me and the police find it, I’ll want it back.
YMMV
No, it wasn’t a fishing trip. The serial number I gave you was not a stolen gun. It was a 45 that I carried on duty for several years. I had Novak rear sights put on mine just like the one in your photo. It’s a pistol I wish I had never sold. It was actually used in an OIS.on a similar note I currently have a 45 for sale here on oks - a guy asked me if I would provide the last 3 of the SN as he had one just like it several years back -- I thought about it a bit and went ahead and provided the info as I figured if it was stolen and his gun I would eat the loss as a risk/benefit of buying/selling/trading guns w/o an FFL - he responded it was not the same gun?? - obviously it was the same type of fishing trip as you got taken on -- most people realize what is involved - if not you probably shouldn't play
That’s interesting. I had a neighbor (HP Trooper) that I asked if he could run one to check if stolen and at that time he had to have probable cause to run it. It was actually illegal for him to do so otherwise.
I wonder how the PD caught it?
If it was yours that was stolen, wouldn't you want it back?Do you have no choice in keeping the firearm? If it is reported as stolen and you can prove that you purchased it legally from a private party, why should you be the one to pay the price?
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