Posted on 04/22/2011 4:28:43 AM PDT by marktwain
True. The dollar has been tremendously devalued.
Hidden, LoL!
Gun control benefits the wealthiest Americans, by ensuring only they can afford guns.
From my cold, dead hands, quisling Quigley. Bring it.
FWIW cars and trucks have had hidden VINS for something over three decades now. Quality firearms have had a second, internal serial for longer than that. It’s not a requirement in the case of firearms but it’s been trade practice since the import rule changes of 1968. And it’s good practice for owners to put their own mark internally on anything you have of value. I’ve seen it aid recovery many times. Remember it was the hidden VIN on the axle that helped find out whose truck was used to blow up the Murrah building in Okie City. But making it a federal requirement is a bridge too far.
Yes, the vin plate on the axel helped to identify the truck in Oklahoma City but this congressman is trying to stop stolen gun trafficking. Has the practice of putting multiple vin numbers on autos stopped auto theft and trafficking?
Yeah, see, I’m not defending the moronic congressman who is plainly trying to raise the cost of firearms but to the extent that he wants a second hidden number on anything I’m pointing out that is not a bad idea, something an owner ought to do. In fact hidden vins on vehicles really cut into the stolen vehicle trade. The second number is in a place where modification is obvious. Now car thieves pretty much have to deal in parts rather than complete vehicles. And with both guns and cars I’m familiar with many examples of a second number aiding eventual recovery simply because the novice thief didn’t know about it.
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