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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.
No, but you need to be the legal owner of that firearm.
Not before the firearm is pawned. To pawn a firearm, you must have proof of your identity. Before the firearm can be redeemed when it has been pawned, the pawn shop will have you complete a Form 4473, and conduct a background check, same as if you bought the gun from them. If you cannot pass a background check, the firearm CANNOT be returned to you. You can SELL it to the pawnshop, or have them sell it on your behalf. Pawnshops hold a special Federal Firearms License (an 02FFL) and must follow the procedures laid out in Federal law.
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You may pawn a firearm you own at a pawnshop that has a firearms license- not all pawn shops do.
no Only if the pawn shop has a good reputation and you trust the owner. And if you know what to look for in a used gun.
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When a person sells a firearm they essentially sign a contract stating that the firearm is in fact said person's property. The pawn shop cannot treat everyone as criminals and it rarely happens, but it does from time to time. The original owner must file a police report when firearm was stolen. There is some paper work and steps but it will be returned.
Only if you go to the pawn shop you suspect it to have been pawned at.
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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.
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