Do y'all think it is illegal for a gun owner to destroy or or permanently cover-up a gun's serial number IF the reason for doing so is to modify said gun into a more desirable configuration for use by said gun owner?
Examples:
Rifle's serial number is located exactly where you need to drill to mount a scope base.
So you drill through some of the digits of the S/N, and cover the remaining digits with the base itself.
Your shotgun's serial number is on the part of the receiver where you want to mount a side-saddle shell holder. Can you cover the S/N?
Your pistol has the serial number on the butt of the grip.
You want to put a stud for a lanyard there, to make the gun look like a Royal Constable's pistol from the early 1900's. You'll have to drill through 2 digits to do this.
Examples:
Rifle's serial number is located exactly where you need to drill to mount a scope base.
So you drill through some of the digits of the S/N, and cover the remaining digits with the base itself.
Your shotgun's serial number is on the part of the receiver where you want to mount a side-saddle shell holder. Can you cover the S/N?
Your pistol has the serial number on the butt of the grip.
You want to put a stud for a lanyard there, to make the gun look like a Royal Constable's pistol from the early 1900's. You'll have to drill through 2 digits to do this.
