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Is there a way of finding out if a gun is stolen?

Updated: 8/17/2019
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hmm... if you have found a firearm out and about then you should take it to thenearest copshop to have the serial number checked.

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How can you check a gun background history?

There is no practical way for a private citizen to do this- but dealing with a licensed gun dealer is a good way to go. Information, such as serial numbers of stolen firearms, etc, are on a database that is not available to a non-police officer.


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Contact your local police department and give them the serial number. The Police can check on the stolen gun list maintained by the BATFE. If the gun is stolen, the Police will conficate the piece and begin investigation of how it was acquired.


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