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Originally Posted by BC38
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Then again, since the frame SN is the only one that really "counts" in terms of positively identifying and/or tracing the gun, maybe they figured, why bother?
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Although it’s doubtful that a lot of “bad guys” actually know that, considering how many dealers don’t.
Given that a significant percentage of old guns in this country goes through pawn shops where the owner maintains a current FFL so they can do guns, but nobody is into guns for a living, S&W revolvers likely change hands on 4473’s based on their assembly number all the time; even in states where the law requires running the gun through NCIC during an FFL transfer, who would notice in any gun old enough to have a straight numeric serial?