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.
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.