Until it is recovered.
Yes, it is possible as long as it is a registered gun that was obtained legally.
So long as you may legally possess a firearm, no.
what gun are we talking about here
It depends. In the U.S. it is not illegal to possess a gun unless you are under a certain age (within certain limitations), or unless the gun is stolen, or you are a felon, as long as you are somewhere you can legally possess the gun. If you think the gun may be stolen, call the police and they will usually check it, then dipose of it if it is. If it is stolen, they will usually not give you any trouble unless they think you stole it.Added: You will undoubtedly have to bring the gun to the agency to be checked. It is EXTREMELY doubtful that they will do this over the phone.
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.
Contact the police.
Expect the police to expect YOU to explain how you came to possess a gun that had been stolen- just like any other property.
my knowledge on the sugject is that if a person had no prior knowledge that it was stolen then if the police find the gun and see it is stolen then theyll return it to its rightful owner, this goes for any property that they believe is stolen but that the police do not believe is the owner. so most likely a person would not get any punishment, but that might be effected by local or state laws or it could be effected by the specific situation.
17 years for a handgun but if you sell a stolen rifle or shotgun excluding assault rifles it's a five year minimum up to 12 years
Depends on the DA.
Take it to your local police
Ask a police officer