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And the last known buyer is going to be the person to whom liability is attributed.I don't. Though I would if leaving a gun in it.
That's incorrect. Very few states have a registry. So tracing a firearm will mostly rely on the trail of form 4473s, which is what people fill out when purchasing from a licensed dealer and getting a background check. When sales are conducted privately they are subject to state laws only. Those vary greatly, and a sizable percentage of states require no background check. So if I buy new from a dealer and sell to some guy who answered my Armslist ad then the trail goes cold with no record of their personal information.
If I'm going to be punished for having been victimized by theft then for sure I sold the gun in a private sale and kept no record of the buyer. Sorry, pigs. Bye.
So you can walk into court and say "I sold it." The attorney on the other side will say "We don't believe you. I have proof that you acquired it but there's no proof you transferred it." And you can leave it in the hands of the jury or the judge to decide how credible they think you are.