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<blockquote data-quote="forindooruseonly" data-source="post: 2210741" data-attributes="member: 13718"><p>It's risk versus reward. I'd hate to destroy a pristine Tommy Gun, but I have assets to protect and a family to worry about. So you save the Tommy Gun. In my case that jeopardizes the other machine guns I own, plus all the "normal" firearms in my collection. Plus I wouldn't do well in jail. Then I have to deal with being a felon for the rest of my life. I have my own land, my own range, other machine guns so one more wouldn't draw attention, and I still wouldn't mess around with a contraband firearm. Call me a coward, whatever. I didn't invest as much as I have into my life to risk it over a firearm. </p><p></p><p>So if I stumbled upon a firearm I couldn't find the paperwork for, I would: Look harder for the paperwork. Most people who go through the effort of getting an NFA item keep the paperwork in a safe place, because they know the stamp is what proves rightful ownership. If not found, call the NFA branch of the ATF and explain the situation and have them check the serial number. Their records are incomplete, though, so don't count on it being in the registry. If you haven't found the paperwork, and they can't find it in the registry, then you have the option of turning it in or donating it to an approved museum.</p><p></p><p>You can donate it to a government approved museum, if I recall correctly. That would save it from being destroyed, but is the same result for you as giving it up to be destroyed. </p><p></p><p>If you consider breaking the law, the best that you can do is bury that bastard so deep that only you know where it's at. Don't shoot it, you'll just draw attention to yourself. And what fun or good is that? Just my .02 cents.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="forindooruseonly, post: 2210741, member: 13718"] It's risk versus reward. I'd hate to destroy a pristine Tommy Gun, but I have assets to protect and a family to worry about. So you save the Tommy Gun. In my case that jeopardizes the other machine guns I own, plus all the "normal" firearms in my collection. Plus I wouldn't do well in jail. Then I have to deal with being a felon for the rest of my life. I have my own land, my own range, other machine guns so one more wouldn't draw attention, and I still wouldn't mess around with a contraband firearm. Call me a coward, whatever. I didn't invest as much as I have into my life to risk it over a firearm. So if I stumbled upon a firearm I couldn't find the paperwork for, I would: Look harder for the paperwork. Most people who go through the effort of getting an NFA item keep the paperwork in a safe place, because they know the stamp is what proves rightful ownership. If not found, call the NFA branch of the ATF and explain the situation and have them check the serial number. Their records are incomplete, though, so don't count on it being in the registry. If you haven't found the paperwork, and they can't find it in the registry, then you have the option of turning it in or donating it to an approved museum. You can donate it to a government approved museum, if I recall correctly. That would save it from being destroyed, but is the same result for you as giving it up to be destroyed. If you consider breaking the law, the best that you can do is bury that bastard so deep that only you know where it's at. Don't shoot it, you'll just draw attention to yourself. And what fun or good is that? Just my .02 cents. [/QUOTE]
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