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The only time it will come up is if the gun is found by police and the serial number is submitted to the ATF. The ATF will then run a trace, which will direct them to the records of the shop from which you purchased it.
This is where it gets tricky. The shop is out of business, which means the records were boxed up and sent to a warehouse in West Virginia. The trace would take quite a bit longer in a situation like that.
Long story short, getting the serial number is going to be quite an ordeal.
That said, even if the gun were recovered by law enforcement, you'd get a phone call from the ATF to let you know it's been recovered. At that point, you may have the option of getting it back.
As it stands, you legally gifted it to your stepson 9 years ago, and his father lost it. The only time this could possibly be an issue for you is if there was suspicion that you knowingly provided it to a criminal. That's not the case here.
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