I believe you're talking about the Taylor Placker & Skyla Whitaker murders. They were looking for a Glock 22.
I believe you're talking about the Taylor Placker & Skyla Whitaker murders. They were looking for a Glock 22.
About 15 years ago the BATF contacted me about a gun I had sold privately. I had bought it at a gun shop and had done the background check. Two years ago a guy I know sold three Saigas at the gunshow (private sale) and about six months later the BATF contacted him and said they had been used in the Mexico drug war. They knew exactly how many guns he had bought over the last few years. They can track them down.
From the manufacturer to the original purchaser, there is a paper trail. It is not in the possession for the feds and would take various amounts of leg work to track down. Even then it would stop at the original purchaser. That's not even remotely close to an actual gun registry.
This !
That is still pretty damn close. All they have to do is call those docs in and compile them- boom de facto registry
You believe the serial number of the firearm and the name/SS# of the individual purchasing it when that call is made to NICS just disappears?
I wish I could be so so trusting.
NICS calls do not include serial nos. Nor do they include make, model, or even caliber of firearm. That info stays with dealer.
Hmm, that's not what I thought. Thanks for clearing that up.
You sure about that? Long gun or hand gun is the only info I am aware that is passed along, the SN info stays in the FFL log book.
There have been many reports of the ATF taking scans/photos of those logs, and even taking the books off-premise for periods of time.
It would be very easy for those records to be turned into a database. Yes, parts would be outdated (due to firearms being resold privately), but it would still be a very solid foundation.
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