[Red Dawg]

I just saw this on another site I frequent. It is relatively new so not much in the database yet but who knows. Just thought I'd post it here.

http://www.stolenweapon.com

 

[Rvrctyrngr]

I'll add this one, so they're both in the same thread:

Florida Stolen Gun Database

 

[Red Dawg]

Thanks, I thought there was a link to FDLE too, somewhere.

 

[capngeo]

Very cool!! Good Post!:thumsup

I will move it to quick reference law links and stick it there.

 

[steve66]

Thanks for posting.

 

[mrengles]

I just saw this on another site I frequent. It is relatively new so not much in the database yet but who knows. Just thought I'd post it here.

http://www.stolenweapon.com

I'll add this one, so they're both in the same thread:

Florida Stolen Gun Database

Some useful links, Thanks Gentlemen. :thumsup

 

[MPDC66]

Bump.

 

[Knapper]

wow my paranoia just set in huge. Is this a site set up by the Brady bunch so they can collect volunteer information about how dangerous gun ownership is for private citizens? I can already see the headline..."Just look how many guns are stolen each year, this is how the BG's get these weapons, we need to act NOW"

Okay, maybe I'm overreacting, but it still makes me feel awkward, don't think I would post there.

Also, if you purchase your firearms legally, then your behind is covered if the gun does end up to be stolen and someone finds it on you 'hey, I got a receipt from a gun dealer/guy who sold it to me, etc..'

 

[Xbonz]

Does anybody really want to give a list of all the guns they own to a company providing a data base for 'stolen' guns? Who owns the website? What will become of the info. provided to them? What are the guarantees you are not setting yourself up for a bad surprise? Who me paranoid?...Nah

 

[Flash man]

Hi All,

I had my gun stolen on 7-23-09 from my shop in Largo, FL. 1995 Kahr K9 serial # ADO506 black with night sights. 100.00 reward for information leading to recovery. Contact Joe at 727 224-9021. Thanks.



Joe Flash man

 

[jfl]

Does anybody really want to give a list of all the guns they own to a company providing a data base for 'stolen' guns? Who owns the website? What will become of the info. provided to them? What are the guarantees you are not setting yourself up for a bad surprise? Who me paranoid?...Nah

My thoughts exactly !!!

 

[aaronc]

Just dropped in to tell you guys thanks for posting us. I understand your concerns but no we're not the "Brady Bunch". I thought that perhaps a site such as this could possibly be more effective than tacking up fliers on telephone poles,..........so we gave it a shot.

Regards,
Aaron Crowder
Founder/StolenWeapon.com

 

[Guest]

FDLE also has a stolen gun database
http://pas.fdle.state.fl.us/pas/item/displayGunSearch.a

 

[TheSaiga308]

I don't think I'd be volunteering any information about gun ownership either. I'd take the hit and move on. Forfeiting my privacy to whomever is not worth the money of the weapon to me.

 

[MitchL]

pawn shop business?

Do pawn shops check if the guns are stolen before receiving them?

Edit: I guess I should ask: Are they SUPPOSED to check before receiving them?
Mitch

 

[RadTek]

Do pawn shops check if the guns are stolen before receiving them?

Edit: I guess I should ask: Are they SUPPOSED to check before receiving them?
Mitch

I can't answer for Florida specifically, however, I'd imagine it works the same way as Arkansas did. Back in Arkansas, I worked at a shop during High School, ALL items taken in on pawn or even bought outright were required to be listed on a sheriff's log and turned in, there the SO would run all serial numbers and even basic descriptions to match up with stolen goods databases. A pawn shop would be in serious violation of various county and state laws if they failed to place an item on that report.

That was 20-something years ago, however, I doubt it's changed much, and, as I say, I'm fairly certain that it's the same across the country to varying degrees. The ID information of the customer pawning or selling the item is also logged, matching any potentially stolen items with whomever sold or pawned it. So, for obvious reasons, NEVER pawn something for someone else that you don't know VERY well. If that thing turns out to be hot, you're the first door they're gonna knock on. :laughing

Oh yea, and Mr. Pawnbroker isn't going to be very amused. He loses out on the money he gave you in most circumstances. :aarg

 

[petiteshooter]

wow my paranoia just set in huge. Is this a site set up by the Brady bunch so they can collect volunteer information about how dangerous gun ownership is for private citizens? I can already see the headline..."Just look how many guns are stolen each year, this is how the BG's get these weapons, we need to act NOW"

Okay, maybe I'm overreacting, but it still makes me feel awkward, don't think I would post there.

Also, if you purchase your firearms legally, then your behind is covered if the gun does end up to be stolen and someone finds it on you 'hey, I got a receipt from a gun dealer/guy who sold it to me, etc..'

I lost my gun once and I had to get the law involved. I asked the sheriff if I should post it in the country store near my house and answered no. Well, I did anyway, lo and behold, a guy calls me asking if I had lost something. We met that night and I retrieved my gun. You know, the guy had cleaned it. God bless him.

 

[Glock30]

They say the only stupid question is the one not asked.....How do you lose your gun??????? The only way I am going to lose a gun is if it is stolen or taken as evidence from the proper authorites...Please let us know, did you set your deadly weapon down and forget about it??? Not being a jackass, I really would like to know......Glock30

 

[Sassafras]

Pawn shops here do have to "hold" everything they take in and provide a list to local LE. After 30 days they can offer it for sale.

 

[Flash man]

I just picked up my stolen Kahr K9 handgun from the St. Petersburg Police dept today. It was stolen by this Piece of **** that rode into my warehouse complex on a bicycle on July 23, 2009. My handgun was in my holster and in my desk draw. It was very hot that day and I took it off because I was working under my Car. I was just outside my warehouse door. This Thief snuck in through the other door and went into my office. He put his bike on the public bus bike rack. Came up to Largo (pretending to sell candy bars) to steal and then goes back on the bus to Ghetto St. Petersburg. I have been sick over this for the last 8 years. I have owned and carried it since 1996. Anyway. It is in good shape with some light surface rust. It is all fixed, oiled and back in its original box.