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Slamfire · February 9, 2013, 01:49 PM

A friend of mine was caught speeding after a Highpower Rifle Match. His AR15 was in the back of the car and the Cop called the serial number in to check to see if it was stolen.

The serial number was an alpha-numeric number, like 121-C-4A15. The cop called in the numbers only “121415” because the “serial number is a number”.

At least seven guns with numbers identical had been reported stolen.

My bud spent the night in jail, and had a court appearance weeks later, hundreds of miles away, to get his rifle back. Cost him several days at work and attorney fees.

There is risk in assuming that the Police are competent enough to type in a serial number in a data base and get the right answer.

I would stay the heck away from any Police Department based on the number of reports of people getting arrested for mistaken identity. Their ID check of you might result in you going to jail for months at a time. The LA Times said “The errors are so common that in some years people were jailed because of mistaken identity an average of once a day”

http://articles.latimes.com/2011/dec...ng-id-20111225

http://www.jsonline.com/news/milwaukee/29333564.html

http://www.modbee.com/2007/11/13/119...ocent-man.html

http://www.wlfi.com/dpp/news/local/t...ail-by-mistake

February 9, 2013, 01:49 PM	#8
Slamfire Senior Member Join Date: May 27, 2007 Posts: 5,261	A friend of mine was caught speeding after a Highpower Rifle Match. His AR15 was in the back of the car and the Cop called the serial number in to check to see if it was stolen. The serial number was an alpha-numeric number, like 121-C-4A15. The cop called in the numbers only “121415” because the “serial number is a number”. At least seven guns with numbers identical had been reported stolen. My bud spent the night in jail, and had a court appearance weeks later, hundreds of miles away, to get his rifle back. Cost him several days at work and attorney fees. There is risk in assuming that the Police are competent enough to type in a serial number in a data base and get the right answer. I would stay the heck away from any Police Department based on the number of reports of people getting arrested for mistaken identity. Their ID check of you might result in you going to jail for months at a time. The LA Times said “The errors are so common that in some years people were jailed because of mistaken identity an average of once a day” http://articles.latimes.com/2011/dec...ng-id-20111225 http://www.jsonline.com/news/milwaukee/29333564.html http://www.modbee.com/2007/11/13/119...ocent-man.html http://www.wlfi.com/dpp/news/local/t...ail-by-mistake __________________ If I'm not shooting, I'm reloading. Last edited by Slamfire; February 9, 2013 at 02:00 PM.