I happen to be a software developer, and have been thinking about what I could do related to firearms.
So.....what are you looking for?
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BurnSoft -Welcome to BurnSoftThe BurnSoft My Gun Collection application allows you to store information about your gun collection safely and in a well-organized fashion. It contains reports which allows you to print a hard copy of your information. It will also allow you to store pictures of your firearm collection, and keep track of the ammunition that you have in-stock.
I assume the OP wants something that produces a log for a "bound book" satisfies the FFL03 requirements.
NMCollector is what I use. I the interface is a bit far from the common interface we've been trained to use. I blame the fact that it was written in Java.
I keep it in on thumbstick inside a TrueCrypt volume and I backup that volume routinely. Whenever I buy or sell, I print out a new copy to keep my A&D book up to date.
I have thought about this as well, but I think the vast majority would be too paranoid to actually use an app :P
I think you are right. In fact, I was at a gun show many years ago trying to peddle my software and that is exactly the reaction I got. One older fellow came right out and told me "I would never enter my guns into my computer." When I asked why he said "because I do not want the government to know what I have." Being a gun owner myself I can understand his concern.
This is why my NM Collector Software can be run entirely off of a USB flash drive without any installation on any computer. In this mode, all data is stored on the USB flash drive which you can protect as you see fit. It runs a little slower directly off of the flash drive but it keeps you data completely off of your computer.
Also, it does not communicate with the internet unless you intentionally click a link that is clear it is going to one of my support pages. My software can be run on a computer completely disconnected from the internet and some people have run monitoring software against it to verify that it does not access the internet.
Thanks for giving me a chance to elaborate.
Clay
People go onto INGO bragging about their guns, but won't record the S/Ns...
Record it in Excel, paper, or NMCollector, just record it. Personally, I like programs that run from USB, if nothing else, then for convenience.
PS - Welcome to INGO Clay!
I just buy them, then throw them in the lake.
I have to agree with this guy. Don't spend money on something. Use something simple that works, like paper or excel, if anything at all.