You can't- unless you are a law enforcement officer. However, if you are concerned that a gun you are considering buying may be stolen, see if your local law enforcement will run the serial number for you.
Go to the seller where you purchased the gun.
NCIC began operation January 27, 1967, and firearms were among the earliest of files.
Trace them for WHAT? Stolen weapons? Take them to your local law enforcement agency and ask them to run them through the stolen gun file. Most will accommodate your request. To trace them for historical purposes? Contact the manufacturer.
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You cannot. The NCIC database that lists stolen firearms is only available to law enforcement.
had some shotguns stolen . . . . need to get the serial numbers If you are the original owner and you don't have them, unless the gun dealer you rpurchased them from recorded them in his records, you are out of luck. (in the US) there is no required "registration" of firearms with the government.
The Federal Bureau of Investigations keeps a record of all missing/stolen firearms.....
yes if they have a record of the serial numbers on the notes
Go back to the store where you bought it.
Check with local law enforcement. They can check the serial number against the NCIC data base for stolen firearms. This is a National database that is NOT available to the general public.
Bicycle serial numbers are unique identifiers that can help in identifying and tracking stolen bicycles. They are important because they can be used by law enforcement and bike registries to trace the ownership of a bike. If a stolen bike is recovered, the serial number can be checked against databases to determine if it is stolen and return it to its rightful owner. This helps deter bike theft and increases the chances of recovering stolen bikes.
If it's not reported stolen, you need to do that immediately. If it's taken into custody by law enforcement, the serial numbers will be run. If it's taken into possession by an FFL licensed firearms dealer, they're also required to run the numbers, and it will come back to them if it's stolen. Once the NICS system receives a report of a confirmed stolen firearm, police will be dispatched immediately to retrieve the weapon, and arrest the person who was in possession of it. At some point, you will be notified. If the weapon is able to be returned to you, you will be contacted with instructions as to how to go about doing this. So long as it is reported stolen, there really isn't much else you can do.