A while ago when I was in Az I purchased a SAKO rifle FROM A GUN SHOP, RECEIPT AND ALL and brought it back to MN. A short while ago my son was using it and was stopped for a speed, they checked guns and all passed but the SAKO, it was stolen. I went to police showed them receipt and they said shop, in AZ, had been closed for selling stolen weapons, YOUR OUT OF LUCK, TOUGH BOUNCE, NO ONE TO GO AFTER, ETC. I want to know how I can ck my weapons that I have purchased throughout the years from many shops and not GET MYSELF IN TROUBLE. IS THERE A WAY????
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kennyb
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i'm not sure how you purchased a gun (legally) out of state to begin with....i guess the stolen part explains that..some police agencies will run the guns ser.# thru for you (there will probably be a charge) and they will come back as stolen...or not
There's no (federal) law against purchasing long guns out of state from a dealer and then transporting as you wish. Some states put restrictions on it and require you to purchase in-state or an adjoining state, although I don't much see the difference between a gun I buy in (for example) Pennsylvania (adjoining) or Ohio (not adjoining). Fortunately, New York is not one of those restrictive states (go figure).
If you purchase a handgun out-of-state, it does need to come to a dealer in your own state. If you want to do a private sale of a long gun between residents of different states - you shan't. Go to a dealer.
Yes, it's a mess, but it's The Law. :-\
To the original question:
There's no simple way for a private citizen to check a gun for stolen. Make friends with an officer and he may be able to do it for you, although that's on the shady side. If you want to do it on the up-and-up, be ready to leave a gun at the station for as long as they want to take to do the check (which really only takes 5-10 minutes if the stupid computers are working right today).
I do hope you received a receipt for the firearm in question, and asked for some kind of copy of the stolen gun report/file. I am suspicious by nature and would hate to think you just enhanced a private collection. Have you called the shop in question to confirm they are actually closed, or to raise Cain?
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The reason why I wanted to know about cking is I was out over 2000.00 The former owner probably had the gun insured under hm owners ins THE GUN NEVER GOT FROM THE SUBSTATION TO THE MAIN PRECINCT, I CKED, the shop was closed down, no one to go after so the ONLY one that lost was me. I am not stupid enough to loose the remaining 2rifles that I have purchased used over the years. ALL THE others I have box's for and bought NEW. If there is no way to ck than I use the two remaining rifles and hope for good luck. I STILL HAVE THE RECEIPTS FOR THEM EVEN IF THEY AREN'T ANY GOOD
The reason why I wanted to know about cking is I was out over 2000.00 The former owner probably had the gun insured under hm owners ins THE GUN NEVER GOT FROM THE SUBSTATION TO THE MAIN PRECINCT, I CKED, the shop was closed down, no one to go after so the ONLY one that lost was me. I am not stupid enough to loose the remaining 2rifles that I have purchased used over the years. ALL THE others I have box's for and bought NEW. If there is no way to ck than I use the two remaining rifles and hope for good luck. I STILL HAVE THE RECEIPTS FOR THEM EVEN IF THEY AREN'T ANY GOOD
feralmerril
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Are you saying the officer just kept the gun and never went farther with it? I belive my new hobby would be makeing his life miserable!
feralmerril
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There must be a way to find out the owner who filed the stolen report. (If it really happened). Then have him or his insurance company (if one paid off on it) try to reclaim the gun. I doubt they will be able to brush that one off.
pawncop
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BONDOBOB,
There are different sets of criteria by state law. I am not sure what the criteria is in Minnesota.
If you would like to contact me off line, feel free to do so, either PM or e-mail. Am on vacation right now so it might be a day or so before I check the forum again.
Hope I can help.
There are different sets of criteria by state law. I am not sure what the criteria is in Minnesota.
If you would like to contact me off line, feel free to do so, either PM or e-mail. Am on vacation right now so it might be a day or so before I check the forum again.
Hope I can help.
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as i mentioned above...in my area if you feel the gun is stolen..the pd dispatch can run by ser.# and have a reply for you in a minute or two..your gun is not taken to run a ser.number...thats absurd...any weapons or other merchandise taken in by a say pawn shop here...all information is sent to the local PD to insure that it's not stolen..these numbers are scanned and some are run at that time...as a rule all are not as it's simply to time consuming..what has unfortunately happened to you is what happens on a daily basis to those in the pawn business....they buy hot goods and they are out of it
Pawncop Gun left office to go to central office, NOONE CAN COME UP WITH WHAT HAPPENED TO IT. That was 3 yrs ago. I am alittle ticked because I have 2 other firearms from the same shop that I would like to sell but I can't because if they are hot, I will lose them, even if i have receipts like the 1st one. I know stolen is stolen but fair is also fair for me also. I have had these other guns 15 yrs, I had the Sako about 6 yrs, all from same shop. I pulled them up on privite site and they come back clean but what if............
