I'm a retired LEO. I likely bought and sold a couple of hundreds of guns over the years. One buyer wanted a Bill of Sale which I gave him. I've checked every gun I ever owned and none were REPORTED stolen. Now, I worked hundreds of burglaries and thefts. I've listed guns as being stolen hundreds of times. My guess is that for every 15 to 20 guns stolen one had a serial number recorded by the person making the report. Very few stolen guns are recovered and returned to the legal owner. I record mine just in case. Have I ever bought a stolen gun? Could be but it wasn't reported stolen.
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