Is the mandatory reporting requirement for lost/stolen guns only enforceable for those guns originally purchased from a ffl holder after the expanded background check law comes into effect? I don’t see how it could be enforceable with guns purchased before the expanded background check law, but I’m no expert for sure.
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It’s just a way to make us criminals.
So some gun is used in a crime, or turns up somewhere.
Tracing, interviews with family or friends or enemies, investigative work, etc., points it back to you.
If so, guess what. You did not report it. Now you are a criminal, and no guns for you.
Well, I think they use the serial number of the gun to find the ffl holder where it was originally sold/transferred from. Then they contact the ffl holder and get them to look up the name of that buyer from their records. But before expanded background checks you could have walked out the door and sold it to a stranger 5 minutes later, or tell them that you did anyhow. Like I said I’m definitely no expert on this.
So I’m thinking it can’t be enforceable for guns originally sold/transferred before expanded background checks. Because they don’t know if you actually still have those guns or not.
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