Posted on 07/30/2015 6:17:55 PM PDT by Red in Blue PA
ST. LOUIS (KMOX) – A new Illinois law aimed at helping people recover stolen items, could wind up putting a dent in illegal gun sales.
The law prohibits pawn shops from taking in items that have the serial numbers altered or removed and requires them to keep items in their stores for at least seven days. Oak Park Senator Don Harmon says the targets of the law were things like lawn mowers, bicycles and snow blowers, but he’s okay with it if it impacts firearms.
(Excerpt) Read more at stlouis.cbslocal.com ...
MSM outlets need a catchy headline
Exactly. No pawnbroker here would take one with an altered serial number--that could cost them their license in a heartbeat, for starters.
Removing the SN from a gun is already a federal offense. Reporters are stupid.
Double-plus-secret laws?
Insanity.
You beat me by one post— I want to include the cite in my #4.
The article states the reverse of what the headline declares.
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