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Quincy · February 9, 2013, 04:37 AM

Hypothetical question, if I'm buying a gun from a friend I've known for a number of years it doesn't go through NICS. The gun however is older, say a S & W .357 made around 1970, so it has been through a number of hands before NICS even started, how do I know it hasn't been stolen at some point in its history?

February 9, 2013, 04:37 AM	#1
Quincy Member Join Date: January 13, 2009 Posts: 70	Used gun history Hypothetical question, if I'm buying a gun from a friend I've known for a number of years it doesn't go through NICS. The gun however is older, say a S & W .357 made around 1970, so it has been through a number of hands before NICS even started, how do I know it hasn't been stolen at some point in its history?