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Originally Posted by Hamlet53
The serial number will certainly allow the gun to be traced back to the first point of sale, likely a FFL, and the first legitimate purchase after that. Thereafter maybe not so much.
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Maybe? Some states have registration and all that, and some states reject anything that allows a gun to be traced. Gun dealers required to shred records after a ridiculously short time, lobbying to get the ATF to prove it isn't keeping records, stuff like that.
And then there's the infamous- over- here 3D printed plastic gun. Only good for one shot, but that's sometimes all you need.