user
Accomplished Advocate
I was referring to the law enforcement practice of removing citizens' guns from their persons or vehicles during investigatory stops or traffic violations and "checking the serial numbers to see whether it's been stolen". Nothing whatsoever to do with dealers or background checks. And that's just a suspicion, you know, no evidence to back it up. Clearly you don't get stopped by the cops much, which is to your credit.
So, let me get this straight. I go to BUY a (used) gun from a dealer, and they use the excuse of checking MY background, in a records check I PAY FOR, to see if the gun the dealer previously bought or received in trade from someone else, is STOLEN or not? What kind of trick is that?
If the law wants to know if the gun is stolen or not, WHY don't they require the dealer to check the serial number on the gun when he agrees to buy it, while the potential thief or fencer is still standing right there? This current process makes no sense to me. (I'm quoting here from User's previous post which outlines this expressed "logic" by the LEAs.)