Private transfers of guns

The thread about the gun buy back got me to thinking. Imagine you buy a nice gun from someone and carry the gun. A few months to a year later, you're detained and the serial number on the gun is run. The gun comes back stolen. What are the ramifications?

- Is possession of a stolen gun prima facie evidence of theft? Is it a crime even if you didn't know?

- Does the state repossess the gun at that point?

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Where can you buy 80% guns and what is involved in finishing them?

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• Section 922(v) of title 18, United States Code, as added by section 2(a) of this Act, is amended by adding at the end the following:

• `(5) It shall be unlawful for any person to transfer a semiautomatic assault weapon to which paragraph (1) does not apply, except through--

• • `(A) a licensed dealer, and for purposes of subsection (t) in the case of such a transfer, the weapon shall be considered to be transferred from the business inventory of the licensed dealer and the dealer shall be considered to be the transferor; or

• • `(B) a State or local law enforcement agency if the transfer is made in accordance with the procedures provided for in subsection (t) of this section and section 923(g).

• `(6) The Attorney General shall establish and maintain, in a timely manner, a record of the make, model, and date of manufacture of any semiautomatic assault weapon which the Attorney General is made aware has been used in relation to a crime under Federal or State law, and the nature and circumstances of the crime involved, including the outcome of relevant criminal investigations and proceedings. The Attorney General shall annually submit the record to the Congress and make the record available to the general public.'.

Good thing there's no such thing as a semi-automatic assault weapon.

Too bad other people seem to think so.

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• Folding stock
• Flash hider
• Bayonet lug
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• Pistol grip

I know that I had to prove I was a US citizen when I purchased my Rock River M4 last year.

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AbNo wrote:

Good thing there's no such thing as a semi-automatic assault weapon.

Too bad other people seem to think so.

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I think they are going to identify semi auto "assault weapons" based on characteristics.

Basically anything that makes it scary....

• Folding stock
• Flash hider
• Bayonet lug
• Barrel shroud
• Pistol grip

I know that I had to prove I was a US citizen when I purchased my Rock River M4 last year.

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LEO 229 wrote:

I know that I had to prove I was a US citizen when I purchased my Rock River M4 last year.

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A dumb VA code requirement that can be met by proof of perm. res. alien status as well. We need to repeal this section of VA law.

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