Will friendly LEO run serial # through Stolen Firearms DB on request?

**gnbrotz** · July 26th, 2010, 07:27 PM

Originally Posted by Xringshooter

The only possibility of this happening is from a pawn shop and they regularly have stuff checked against stolen articles databases, if the local PD maintains them.

Except that it's not legal to pawn a gun in PA.

§6115. Loans on, or Lending or Giving Firearms Prohibited.

(a) Offense defined.—No person shall make any loan secured by mortgage, deposit or pledge of a firearm, nor, except as provided in subsection (b), shall any person lend or give a firearm to another or otherwise deliver a firearm contrary to the provisions of this subchapter.

(b) Exception.—

(1) Subsection (a) shall not apply if any of the following apply:

(i) The person who receives the firearm is licensed to carry a firearm under section 6109 (relating to licenses).

(ii) The person who receives the firearm is exempt from licensing.

(iii) The person who receives the firearm is engaged in a hunter safety program certified by the Pennsylvania Game Commission or a firearm training program or competition sanctioned or approved by the National Rifle Association

(iv) The person who receives the firearm meets all of the following

(A) Is under 18 years of age.

(B) Pursuant to section 6110.1 (relating to possession of firearm by minor) is under the supervision, guidance and instruction (if a responsible individual who.

(I) is ‘21 years of age or older; and

(II) is not prohibited from owning or possessing a firearm tinder section 6105 (relating to persons not to possess, use, manufacture, control, sell or transfer firearms)

(v) The person who receives the firearm is lawfully hunting or trapping and is in compliance with the provisions of Title 34 (relating to game)

(vi) A bank or other chartered lending institution is able to adequately secure firearms in its possession.

(2) Nothing in this section shall be construed to prohibit the transfer of a firearm under 20 Pa CS. Ch. 21 (relating to interstate succession) or by bequest if the individual receiving the firearm is not precluded from owning or possessing a firearm under section 6105

(3) Nothing in this section shall be construed to prohibit the loaning or giving of a firearm to another in one’s dwelling or place of business if the firearm is retained within the dwelling or place of business.

(Repealed and added by L 1995, Spec. Sess 1, Act 17(8), eff 10/11/95)

**jcabin** · July 26th, 2010, 07:47 PM

Originally Posted by phoenix_iii

Thank you for the replies so far.

I only want to run the firearms I am interested in purchasing. If some one will not give me the serial # in advance, that's a red flag. I don't want to buy anything stolen, so I don't have a problem running the serial.

I'm a law abiding citizen and criminal justice major with a spotless record(except a speeding ticket, that was complete bullshit). I've got absolutely nothing to hide, and I'd tell you to kiss my ass if you asked for the serial #'s on the guns I was going to sell you.

**Xringshooter** · July 26th, 2010, 08:44 PM

Originally Posted by gnbrotz

Except that it's not legal to pawn a gun in PA.

Correct about that, thanks for the reminder. Actually I wasn't thinking about guns (although this is what the thread was about - DUH-OH on me) when I wrote this sentence, more that they check the stolen items databases (or LEO's regularly check the pawnshops) especially when it comes to jewelry, expensive watches, etc.