mitchstoner
This is something I have been mulling over for some time, need your opinions (expert or otherwise :tongue_sm )
I have made a list in the past of the info that a mfr. or importer has to have on a firearm: name, city/state, mod. no./name, serial no., caliber. Think that covers it.
First let me reveiw some of the particulars:
I understand that a homebuilt with a homebuilt receiver needs NO serial number or other identifying info. Although some have reported here that they had problems with uninformed L.E. about an unnumbered homebuilt. Also, that in the event of a sale/trade/gift of a homebuilt later, a serial number might facilitate things. Also, that a serial number can be any no. you want. (And of course keeping in mind, legally no homebuilt is to be assembled with the intention of a sale)
But with the impending likelihood of another AWB (or worse) we have the issue of just when a homebuilt was assembled--pre- or post-ban.
So I am wondering: would it not be a good idea to stamp/engrave all of the info on a homebuilt receiver that a mfr. is required to put on?
I would think that in place of name, initials would be acceptable, Century and others have used initials.
And then make a document that reflects the serial and other info and date of manufacture (which could be on a computer disc/cd, a photo, on paper similar to a title) and then protect the document in some way that it can be verified said document was created/has not been tampered with since the firearm was built. I.e., locked in a safe deposit box that was never opened on or after the effective date of an AWB.
So then I have been asking myself: with all the other info engraved/stamped on the receiver, might it not also be helpful to put the date of manufacture on? This would be the date the receiver is bent, I assume. I know a stamped date won't stand up in court since anyone can stamp any date they please, at any time. The supporting document would be what you need in court.
But presuming a lot of problems start with local L.E. perusing a gun, maybe a stamped date would be enough in some cases for the officer to hand the firearm back with a friendly "No problem, man, just checking."
What opinions on this?
I have made a list in the past of the info that a mfr. or importer has to have on a firearm: name, city/state, mod. no./name, serial no., caliber. Think that covers it.
First let me reveiw some of the particulars:
I understand that a homebuilt with a homebuilt receiver needs NO serial number or other identifying info. Although some have reported here that they had problems with uninformed L.E. about an unnumbered homebuilt. Also, that in the event of a sale/trade/gift of a homebuilt later, a serial number might facilitate things. Also, that a serial number can be any no. you want. (And of course keeping in mind, legally no homebuilt is to be assembled with the intention of a sale)
But with the impending likelihood of another AWB (or worse) we have the issue of just when a homebuilt was assembled--pre- or post-ban.
So I am wondering: would it not be a good idea to stamp/engrave all of the info on a homebuilt receiver that a mfr. is required to put on?
I would think that in place of name, initials would be acceptable, Century and others have used initials.
And then make a document that reflects the serial and other info and date of manufacture (which could be on a computer disc/cd, a photo, on paper similar to a title) and then protect the document in some way that it can be verified said document was created/has not been tampered with since the firearm was built. I.e., locked in a safe deposit box that was never opened on or after the effective date of an AWB.
So then I have been asking myself: with all the other info engraved/stamped on the receiver, might it not also be helpful to put the date of manufacture on? This would be the date the receiver is bent, I assume. I know a stamped date won't stand up in court since anyone can stamp any date they please, at any time. The supporting document would be what you need in court.
But presuming a lot of problems start with local L.E. perusing a gun, maybe a stamped date would be enough in some cases for the officer to hand the firearm back with a friendly "No problem, man, just checking."
What opinions on this?