Posting Gun Pics. Serial # blur??

[LorDiego01]

I was looking at gun pics on other forums. I saw a lot of firearms with their serial numbers visible.

Is there anything negative that could come up from posting a picture of a gun with its serial number clearly showing?

[Emptymag]

Sorry, no real "answer" for you...

I switch a few numbers using Photoshop when I post anything with an "identifying" number. (firearm, plate/house #...)

I figure if someone CAN use the number for "evil", it will have them wasting their time and scratching their heads when my numbers don't "come up."

[phillyd2]

I don't know either but always blur mine. Just habit I guess.

[xflyboy]

or just dont show pics of serial number
thats what i do

[Little Joe]

The only way I can think of that someone could get any info by a srerial number would be through paper work, i.e. 4473 forms, and I'm not sure how anyone could access those.

-Joe-

[JayBell]

I almost always blur mine, no big deal, but no reason to trumpet it around either

[nijwnfi]

Maybe it's the fear that someone could report the gun as stolen from them, and have a serial number to "prove it". If you had no recpt. could be trouble.

[Shawn.L]

I see people saying to blur a lot, but still dont know why.

So I resurected this old thread hopeing for an actual ansewr.

[Ramtuff]

Maybe it's the fear that someone could report the gun as stolen from them, and have a serial number to "prove it". If you had no recpt. could be trouble.

But the State Police keep a registry, uh, I mean, a sales database to show that it's your gun.

[awkx]

If you're going to hide an identification number, please be thorough. You'd be amazed at what can be recovered from images that were thought to be "blurred beyond recognition".