Thomas Mayberry
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The gun/pawn shops don't have access to the NCIC registry to check for stolen property. Maybe the local law enforment organization will check it for them but isn't obligated to do so. As an officer I couldn't run a check on a gun for myself (accessing NCIC for personal use is prohibited) though I could and would for a citizen who had bought a gun and wanted to make sure it wasn't reported stolen. Many years ago our pawn shops had to turn in their pawn lists to the local agency so we could check them for stolen items on a monthly basis. I would also go to surrounding towns to check pawn books, solved a few burglaries that way.
About 16-17 years ago we went to a system called "Leads online". The pawnshops were required to input all items pawned or sold to them in the system. We could then search the database. That made it much easier for everone except the crooks.
I don't know about other locales but in my jurisdiction the majority of stolen firearms were never entered in the system. The reason? The majority of victims did not have the serial numbers for their firearms and couldn't obtain them. No serial number, no NCIC entry.
About 16-17 years ago we went to a system called "Leads online". The pawnshops were required to input all items pawned or sold to them in the system. We could then search the database. That made it much easier for everone except the crooks.
I don't know about other locales but in my jurisdiction the majority of stolen firearms were never entered in the system. The reason? The majority of victims did not have the serial numbers for their firearms and couldn't obtain them. No serial number, no NCIC entry.