Tactical Flannel
Sharpshooter
This works the same way that registering automobiles, ALA license plates, has stopped auto theft.
That worked, didnt it?
I think you've used a bad analogy.
No, it hasn't stopped auto theft.
BUT it has lead to many arrests of thieves because a vehicle is registered with a license plate and by its VIN. And by a LEO running numbers on that vehicle, many have gone to jail for possessing another persons reported stolen property.
You may want to use another analogy since most here don't want the numbers of their carry weapons arbitrarily 'run' by the police as a vehicle license plate or VIN might be.
As another poster has already stated, many people don't record their own serial numbers for their weapons. Statistically in the jurisdiction I live, more than 2/3 of all reported stolen firearms, the owners are unable to provide the serial number. This prevents not only the return of the weapon if located (one S&W 66 4" looks just like another) but also the abilty of law enforcement to charge the person who is carrying your stolen weapon with possession of stolen property when the LEO does run the numbers on that weapon.
I'm not saying turn the serials over to a gov't agency, just record them somewhere so they can be turned over at a time of your choosing (such as to the police if/when it is stolen from your house or vehicle).
Just my
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