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FPrice said:This begs another question. Suppose, for some obscure reason, the police decide to check your house and inventory your firearms. Should you have something which states that you are holding them for a friend? Otherwise, how would you prove that you are not in possession of an unregistered firearm (applicable to the People's Commonwealth mainly)?
I know that this can be shown after the fact by checking your friend's FA-10s at the CHSB, but how about when the officer is holding the firearm and looking you in the face?
LenS said:I agree with Lynne.
There is NO CRIME in possessing an "unregistered" firearm.
About 1/2 of my firearms are "unregistered". 100% of those who move into MA with their guns SHOULD BE "unregistered".
FYI, when CHSB computerized all the gun registration/transfer records, they consciously made a few decisions:
- They threw out all the "blue cards". These were the private sale/registration FA-10s that were used for probably 30 years. None of these guns are in the database and are thus "unregistered".
- They only computerized dealer registration/transfer records for guns after 1986 IIRC. So any sales or registrations prior to that date were not put in the database and are thus "unregistered".
Jay G said:If there is no crime in owning an unregistered firearm, then why do you need to declare inherited guns?
I suppose if those guns were registered to someone else, sure...
KMaurer said:This is one case where the plain text of the law actually seems to apply.