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- Call your local law enforcement office and ask them to run it through NCIC for you. They will need the serial number, manufacturer, model, and caliber. This is important, since the same number may have been used by different manufacturers. In some cases you will be required to take the gun to the law enforcement office so that they may confiscate the firearm if it is stolen.
- The state of Florida offers an online database of stolen firearms to the general public but it only contains firearms stolen in the state of Florida. Firearms stolen in other states will not result in a positive match.
- Another option is user submitted databases. Such databases are not all encompassing as they are not linked with NCIC, but still worth a look.
You can take it to your local law enforcement agency and ask them to run it through the national database of stolen firearms. For a fee, the holder of Federal Firearms Dealer License would probably also do it. CAUTION: DO NOT CARRY IT into your local police station unless it is securely wrapped or boxed.
Every Police agency in the United States should have computer access to the Federal Data base that contains a list of all known stolen firearms. So if you would like to buy a specific gun write down the serial number and take it to your local police department and tell then that you are looking to buy a gun and you would like to make sure that it is not stolen. Then give them the serial number, Make model and any other specifics. If nothing comes up then either the gun is not stolen or it was never reported as stolen. Be prepared to answer some questions if the gun does come back as stolen. If that happens you had better be prepared to tell the officer how you know of the gun, where you looked at it and who tried to sell it to you. The advice I would give you is just to stay away from any deals from strangers that seem a little to good to be true. If you only ever buy from a Licensed dealer and people whom you know not to be criminals then you will save yourself any potential troubles. So Always abide by your state, local and Federal Laws, and you should not have to worry about a possible stolen firearm.
In the US, there is no central registry of stolen firearms to which a private citizen has access. You may contact local law enforcement officials and see if they can check the serial number of a firearm on the NCIC computer database. They will want to have the firearm "in hand" before doing so.
Check with the local police. They can usually check the serial number to see if it's been reported stolen.
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Where can you look to see if your stolen gun was found?
You will have to check with the police.
How do you check to see if a gun you are buying from a yardsale is stolen?
Contact your local police.
How do you see if my gun was stolen?
what gun are we talking about here
How do you check if your gun is stolen?
Contact the police.
Find out if your gun is stolen?
Contact your local law enforcement. They can check to see if the serial number has been entered as a stolen item. IF there is a report, the officer will need to retain the gun to return it to the owner. They WILL need to have the gun in hand to do this, not over the phone.
How do you find out if a gun is stolen?
Check with local law enforcement.
How to check if gun serial number is stolen?
Contact your local police. If it was reported stolen, it should be in the system.
Check serial numbers on hand gun?
For date made, try Proofhouse.com or maker's website. To see if stolen, contact your local police.
How can you check for a gun if is stolen or hot in the us?
make friends with a cop
You want to know if a gun is stolen by the serial number?
Contact your local police department and give them the serial number. The Police can check on the stolen gun list maintained by the BATFE. If the gun is stolen, the Police will conficate the piece and begin investigation of how it was acquired.
Is there a website in the United States to check the serial number of a gun for being stolen?
No.
Is this gun L189001 stolen?
We can't tell, Check with local law enforcement- they can run the gun through the NCIC system. They will likely wan the gun in hand when they do that.
