LOL! Yeah, I didn't do that myself, but I remember a few advocates of the practice. Nowadays, putting your SSN on an item likely to be stolen just seems like a good way to give it to a crook, thereby risking identity theft in addition to TV theft.Off topic, but not sure if anyone else remembers writing their social security numbers all over their TV’s and other expensive items to identify them in case they were stolen. Way before the internet
Only an extremely short-sighted Goober who never wants to be able to sell it, and doesn't care whether his financially desperate widow or brother can sell it for cash to buy their critical pharmaceuticals.
Interesting take on identifying marks. Off topic but I’d hate to speculate on some members’ opinions on tattoos!
When I am considering purchasing a used gun, any indication of bubba going to work on same, is basically an automatic rejection. Chicken scratchings on guns for resale are a definite turn-off to the vast majority of buyers. Unless your name is Wyatt Earp or Annie Oakley, leave your name off! LOL. If you really care to know my opinion on tattoos, I'd be happy to oblige! LOL.
I agree 100% on resale but calling somebody a short sighted goober is a little much. Most trap club guns have tags and I see no reason why a duty, ccw, or duck gun shouldn’t either. It seems people hold firearms to a higher standard than other metal objects.
Took a Dremel? Seriously?......What's wrong with writing your name somewhere hidden like under grips or rifle buttplates?Do you put your name on your guns? What all do you put on there? How do you do it?
The stuff I carry in the truck I just took a dremel to it and wrote my name on it. I’ve got some nicer bolt actions I’m not so sure I want to take a dremel to! It’s big enough on what I carry daily that hopefull the thief would see it and know they will have a hard time selling it.
I know some old timers that write
“stolen from Bob Smith TXDL 123456”
Hidden doesn’t do anything to make someone think twice about stealing it. Why would you put the info under the butt plate? You can just use the serial to ID the thing if it happened to get found. (rare, good luck) I put it in plain sight so anyone who grabs it will instantly say $&?@ I cant sell this dang thing, hopefully they choose to leave it instead of commit a felony for nothing. If someone does take it you can call every gun shop you have time to and tell them hey if you see a gun with my name on it. It’s stolen. Otherwise you turn your serial into the PD and it most likely makes it into the system. Then maybe or maybe not does it ever get ran when said criminal parts with your gun. Shops don’t run serial numbers. I’ve had to surrender a stolen gun I bought from a pawn shop and that sucked real bad.Took a Dremel? Seriously?......What's wrong with writing your name somewhere hidden like under grips or rifle buttplates?