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    Mark your guns?

    Guns do get stolen in spite of best intents, and serial numbers get filed or ground off.

    So, goodbye gun, as even if recovered it won't be reunited with its owner. And no prosecutions for theft.

    Do any of you mark your guns in any way for later identification? What would be the best method?

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    ^^ mark mine just like that ^^

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    Quote Originally Posted by Cordite View Post
    Guns do get stolen in spite of best intents, and serial numbers get filed or ground off.

    So, goodbye gun, as even if recovered it won't be reunited with its owner. And no prosecutions for theft.

    Do any of you mark your guns in any way for later identification? What would be the best method?

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    Personally, no. But thats not a dumb idea. One suggestion could be to engrave the serial number somewhere it won't be found or micro dot it like a car. The only issue is the cops will need to know where to look in order to find the serial number / ID marks. Fine if they already associate the firearm with the original owner as you could tell them where you engraved the serial number to verify that it was/ is yours. But if they have no idea whose it is to start with, will they find the markings? And will the thieving prick who stole it find them as well?

    There could be some consolation in the fact that the firearm is no longer in the thieving pricks possession, and that you will get paid insurance (assuming you have it covered) but it still sucks the long one regardless, and it would be nice to see the thieving, lowlife shit sucking, piece of crap, oxygen stealing wanker be punished for it, but lets face it, the courts will probably only give them a hug and wipe a wet bus ticket on their hands anyway.

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    Quote Originally Posted by timattalon View Post
    Personally, no. But thats not a dumb idea. One suggestion could be to engrave the serial number somewhere it won't be found or micro dot it like a car. The only issue is the cops will need to know where to look in order to find the serial number / ID marks. Fine if they already associate the firearm with the original owner as you could tell them where you engraved the serial number to verify that it was/ is yours. But if they have no idea whose it is to start with, will they find the markings? And will the thieving prick who stole it find them as well?

    There could be some consolation in the fact that the firearm is no longer in the thieving pricks possession, and that you will get paid insurance (assuming you have it covered) but it still sucks the long one regardless, and it would be nice to see the thieving, lowlife shit sucking, piece of crap, oxygen stealing wanker be punished for it, but lets face it, the courts will probably only give them a hug and wipe a wet bus ticket on their hands anyway.
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    Good point. Problem of standardising hidden serial numbers so cops know where to look for them is... thieves will know too. Other problem is marking may devalue the gun.

    Possibly unscrewing butt stock plate and use a juicy UV marker on the end grain, just repeating the serial number. FAL number on rough side of slings, etc.

    Again, how far do the cops look? I do suppose confiscated firearms would get some forensic look over, but don't know of course.
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    Talk to the local Police, we had a "DNA" substance put on computers etc at work. It is unique to our workplace. Pretty sure it came from the Police.
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    Quote Originally Posted by stug View Post
    Talk to the local Police, we had a "DNA" substance put on computers etc at work. It is unique to our workplace. Pretty sure it came from the Police.
    What did they watch porn beat off and ejaculate over the screen?
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    Quote Originally Posted by Paddy79 View Post
    What did they watch porn beat off and ejaculate over the screen?
    Maybe they were just watching master chief & licked the screen
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    Quote Originally Posted by Paddy79 View Post
    What did they watch porn beat off and ejaculate over the screen?
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    You're soooo baaaad!
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    Quote Originally Posted by Cordite View Post
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    You're soooo baaaad!
    well some one has to be , but how else do you get DNA on a screen other than licking it? Now that's not only bad but unhygienic
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    Not real clued up on law or even English but I thought firearms/weapons used in a crime were generally destroyed like or not?
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    Quote Originally Posted by veitnamcam View Post
    Not real clued up on law or even English but I thought firearms/weapons used in a crime were generally destroyed like or not?
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    No shit?

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    A friend had a very targeted theft recently.Workshop broken into cctv hard drive taken.Gas axe used to cut into locked shipping container then into the gun safe.I think he lost 6-7 firearms in that one.The attitude from the cops has been interesting with not a great deal of interest in solving this.I doubt hidden serial numbers or micro dots will help the return of guns in future crimes unless it was something we all did making firearms worthless.But that is not the reason they are stolen in the first place and lets face it crims don't care or have little regard for the consequences.

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    This is the DNA stuff https://www.selectadna.co.nz/

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    Quote Originally Posted by stug View Post
    This is the DNA stuff https://www.selectadna.co.nz/
    I would post my DNA stuff but I think I would get banned.....

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