[The Drew]

Been having discussions with several people lately and the topic of "registration" of handguns comes up. And I always state that the state police cannot keep a registry, but what they have is a sales database, and it is far from complete.

However, the question is who has access to this database and can an officer in the field check to see who this particular firearm was last sold to? I know they can run a check to see if a particular firearm is reported stolen, but can they check if you are the "registered owner".