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Hello everybody out there in blogville! I figured I’d write a comment for gun owners with some sensible information in it,,Mabey you’ve herd it before and mabey you haven’t..When you own guns of any kind.. Rule #1.. is know what you have..what I’m trying to say is this,,With the crazyness going on in this world with home breakins happining every day and guns being a target of criminals theives ,,It’s a good idea to take an hour of your time to write down on a peice of paper the following::Make+ Model,,serial number and any special features the firearm has,,Then put this paper in a safe place so if your one of the targets of criminal breakins you have some good information to supply the law enforcement officers and insurance companys with!!This is especially true when someone has passed away and theres guns involved they owned ,,many times when a husband or father passes away who was a avid hunter or collector a wife or relitive may not even know what he had ..,,there just guns to them,, most of the time they may never have even seen the guns but know they had them!You may be surprised how many people own guns but don’t have any records or information about what they actually own because they never recorded the serial numbers of there guns ..Sure You may know your gun but without some kinda information on it how do you prove it’s yours from someone elses. ,,there were many many guns made exactly the same and the chances of just stumbling across the one that was stolen from you are almost impossible without some kinda information on yours..Guns bought before the crime bill of 68 didn’t have a manditory regrestration of serial numbers and when you think of the amount of firearms made before 1968 it’s mind boggling,,When or if it happens to you ..you look kinda stupid trying to explain that you lost your “hunting gun”or it was your “dads gun” but don’t know what the serial numbers or model numbers were … ,,yea ya know the makes MOST of the time,,, but most firearm companys made alot of rifles ,pistol ,,or shotguns and finding your “one in nice shape “is a tough job without a detailed list with serial numbers and model numbers,,and special features ..so take a word for the wise and record what ya have ,,it won’t take all day to do in most cases and just may help when it comes to getting your property back IF it gets found !!Now alot of people proably will read this and say I know that info.. but I would imagine there are way more people who don’t ..and if that day comes when you go home and find your weapons stolen then you will wish you had something more than just a “nice remington rifle or a “old colt pistol” to give insurance companys or law enforcement personel while your trying to explain about not knowing other info on them!!,,just some food for thought for ALL GUN OWNERS!
bigcurt
One way to list your firearms would be to keep a ‘Dealer’s bound book’ for your personal items.
All the info you would need is there. Get copies from <a href="http://www.brownells.com/.aspx/pid=1694/Product/FIREARMS_RECORD_BOOKS">Brownell’s</a> for $3.00 each!
yes.. well put and good idea but most people wouldn’t fill the first page of the record book brownells sell,,I work part time at a shop and know all about the logbooks… but if brownell gave them away free of charge most people still wouldn’t get one or use it! ,,most people these days own digital cameras and cd burners on there computers ,,so you could make a photo disk and with the recorded info of serial numbers and model numbers there wouldn’t be any question "if something happens" what you had ..but it’s very important to at least have serial numbers and model numbers and special features of your guns recorded somehow!! ,,before you have to make a report and have nothing!because you can’t prove what you did have !!
bigcurt
Good point, big curt. Its also wise to keep your hand guns in a safe to help avoid kids or thieves getting their hands on them.
I know that most insurance (home owners) require serial #’s and replacement values for guns when stolen or destroyed beyond recognition. But what really has me wondering is their some type of privacy laws so that information could not be found for confiscation purposes ie govt. I would not consider myself a radical or militant but I do have an understanding of history. If anything I think Curt is right to at least have this information for yourself or spouse anyway.
Keeping an inventory is not difficult with a nice template for Microsoft Excel. I have all my weapons photographed and registered into the template and stored on my computer and backup drive. For insurance or theft reasons this will be your best insurance.
If you want a copy of the template I use you can email me at thunderbolt.007@live.com and I will send it to you.
Sounds like a really good Idea, thunderbolt007!