A cop buddy who is willing to either violate federal laws himself by fraudulently initiating an ATF record search, which requires a federal agent to trace paper records, often held in a physical book at a given retailer.
Again, if somebody wants to do this, good for them. I have absolutely nothing out of the ordinary to hide. Obviously, I have no desire to have ordinary personal info leaked, but to do so with a firearm serial number involves so many steps and multiple easily-traceable felonies on behalf of those responsible that it becomes part of the background noise of risk. Oh, no, you found out my name is John Smith and I live at 1212 Mockingbird Lane and all it cost you and your corrupt cop buddy was a few years in federal prison.
What exactly could someone do with someone else's gun's serial number?
With the right access, figure out who you are, where you live, where your kids go to school, etc. All they really need is a cop buddy.
A cop buddy who is willing to either violate federal laws himself by fraudulently initiating an ATF record search, which requires a federal agent to trace paper records, often held in a physical book at a given retailer.
Again, if somebody wants to do this, good for them. I have absolutely nothing out of the ordinary to hide. Obviously, I have no desire to have ordinary personal info leaked, but to do so with a firearm serial number involves so many steps and multiple easily-traceable felonies on behalf of those responsible that it becomes part of the background noise of risk. Oh, no, you found out my name is John Smith and I live at 1212 Mockingbird Lane and all it cost you and your corrupt cop buddy was a few years in federal prison.