Stolen then just report it to the police. Pawn shops keep records just for that reason so you can see the last person who had it and pawned since they have to sign a reciept before the pawnshop excepts the ring
Unless it can be proven that the individual who stole it pawned it, you are out of luck.
Pawn shops are a legitimate business, and tightly regulated under state and Federal laws. To pawn anything, you will have to provide them with your ID. If a firearm has been reported to the police as stolen, information on that gun will be entered in the NCIC computer system. When you sell that stolen gun to the pawn shop, and they enter it into their inventory, the computer system recognizes it as a stolen firearm. You get visited by the police who arrest you for possession of stolen property.
In case you are pawning stolen items, the police and the pawn broker will know who you are.
Pawning stolen property is a crime. All pawnbrokers in America work closely in concert with their local police departments via the Automated Pawn System (aps) so if you pawn stolen merchandise you will most likely get caught, arrested, and locked in prison.
You can pawn a firearm which you own.. if you pawn a firearm which you do not own, the legitimate owner may report it stolen, and you will be prosecuted.
Ask the pawn shop, they will tell you how much they will pay you for the ring.
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Inform the police. Both the pawn shop and the individual selling it can be prosecuted.
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