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Omaha City Council to consider gun law change
FarmerRick:
I've never seen an FFL run the serial number of a gun that has been sold or traded in to him.
Wesley D:
--- Quote from: FarmerRick on June 16, 2009, 03:10:36 PM ---I've never seen an FFL run the serial number of a gun that has been sold or traded in to him.
--- End quote ---
Point well taken, Rick. Let me rephrase: FFLs can run serial numbers prior to purchasing used firearms. They can go through the NCIC. Not to be confused with the NICS, the NCIC contains information about stolen or missing property that is reported to police.
The intent of my post was exposing the ineffective feel-goodness of Gernandt's proposed law by pointing out 1) that printing is unlikely to lead to capturing firearms used in crimes, and 2) that systems and tools are already in place that can be used to prevent the sale of stolen firearms. Creating new laws that require the inconvenience (and cost) of printing all law-abiding citizens selling used firearms to try and catch a few criminals selling stolen used firearms is likely more expensive (for the seller and the buyer) than asking FFLs to perform some due dilligence, using existing tools, prior to purchasing a used firearm. And in this economic downturn, why would any politician want to burden citizens with additional costs? (Wait, nevermind ;))
SBarry:
Pawn shops are required to get a thumb print of everyone selling anything to them, then the item goes into inventory, where it must remain for two weeks before the pawnbroker can sell it. During this time, the serial numbers are given to the po-po to run checks on stolen property. When a match is found, the pawnbroker has a thumb print of the individual. Some have a picture taken by a digital camera that attaches to the file created when the pawn takes place, some even take a photocopy of the drivers license.
Despite all this, people are dumb enough to still sell stolen property to pawnbrokers. A quote from Forest Gump comes to mind.
Sounds like a major hassle for the gun dealer, just The Peoples Democratic Republic of Omaha's way of trying to force gun shops to close down.
huskergun:
Email them here.
http://www.co.douglas.ne.us/omaha/citycouncil/contact-us
Wymore Wrangler:
I've been in several gunshop that have run my guns through the database, both here and in the Commonwealth of Virginia...
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