In NC, retail stores do not have access to DCI (and NCIC) information. The only way for a FFL to have a firearm checked is to meet with an officer, firearm in hand, and ask for the serial number, etc to be checked against the database. If a hit comes back positive the firearm is held till things are straightened out.
While I can understand the fear some folks have about buying a stolen firearm and loosing their money, I would hope that they would equally want a stolen firearm returned to its rightful owner.
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