stolen gun advice

[oconeedan]

I had a gun stolen yesterday from a relative's house in Doraville, GA yesterday.
The police was given the serial number, but police did not look for prints or evidence in their ransacked apartment.
Other than make a post in the above thread "be on the lookout for stolen gun" , which I just did, what advice does anyone have?
OBVIOUSLY don't loan guns anymore to anyone without a safe, don't need that advice.
How do pawn shops get their info on stolen guns? Thanks, Dan

 

[Bonecollector]

In.

 

[Candy Corn Rocks]

Sell it as fast as you can.


Oh, your gun was stolen. I believe the police report is given to pawn shops as a BOLO.

 

[streetglide08]

I had a S&W M36 stolen 24 years ago when I was in an auto accident. Listed on NCIC and all of the stolen firearm sites I know of. I consider it long gone! What pisses me off about it is a deputy was the last one seen with it. I asked him to give it to the Trooper working the accident (a friend of mine) when I seen him later after I healed up he said he never was given my gun. There’s good LEO and there is bad LEO out there. Sad about the bad ones. They are supposed to be there to protect and serve. Not rip people off!

 

[mfoster]

I would not expect it back.file a police report

 

[Realtor]

It’s long gone brother, don’t lend guns to anyone is my rule.... we can go shoot them together but they will come back home with me to join their brothers in the safe

 

[mfoster]

I only loan to people that can afford to replace.

 

[lostchild]

My experience, relatives and friends "lose" a lot of stuff when it's loaned to them.
Just sayin'.

 

[jeep78]

Have your friend file an insurance claim on their homeowner-renter policy and pay you for the loss. Gun is gone and not coming back.

 

[GAgunLAWbooklet]

when I was a prosecutor with the DA's office, a local hoodlum was found in possession of a gun (S&W 629, I think. An expensive one) that had been reported stolen out of New Jersey ten years prior.
We called, faxed, and snail-mailed the police agency in NJ about getting the gun back to its rightful owner after I was through using it as evidence in my case.

They said the decade-old address and phone number for the gun theft victim were no longer valid, and they'd "get back to us" if they learned of that person's current contact information.

I got the distinct impression that they were not going to actually make any effort to track that person down and let them know the stolen S&W was finally found 900 miles away in Georgia.

LESSON TO LEARN: Keep The law-enforcement agency continuously updated as to your contact information and let them know that you are still interested in recovering your stolen property if it's EVER found.