Another dumb question from me.

[Seanpcola]

OK, I haven't thought this through very much but would rather get a straight answer from you guys. I'll bet the answer is so obvious as to be dumb, but:

What's the big deal over hiding serial numbers when showing pics of guns or in sales ads? I think I might know the answer but ........

 

[FUPAGUNT]

Lotta eyes watching this forum I am sure. Ya dig?

 

[Seanpcola]

So what does it matter if your gun is legal, not stolen or whatever? I'm obviously being dense. PM answer if needed. I just want to know what I'm missing.

 

[Seanpcola]

Wait a minute! I think I dun figgered it out. Still want to hear an opinion from someone. PM OK.

 

[Ryan]

the obvious for me would be that if someone is mad you won't trade them or something they can call it in stolen or something. I wouldn't want anyone including LE to know the serials of anything I own. In hindsight choosing my real first name and everything probably wasnt the best choice either...is there do overs?

 

[Seanpcola]

Yeah, I agree Ryan (if that IS your real name). Wish I could have a do over going back to about 1997 including my screen name.

 

[RidgeRunner]

That is the main reason, I would think. Easy for someone to say it was stolen, and if you can't prove where you got it, it would be a mess.

 

[Viking1204]

Yeah, someone could cause a lot of heartache for you if you pissed them off and they reported a gun you legally bought through a another person stolen. They could say they bought the gun through another person and had it stolen and then discovered it being sold on a forum by you. This is why have a personal record of person to person sales is a good idea.