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Kyrie · 03-11-2002, 04:02 PM

Hi Bob,

John is giving you the straight scoop. If the serial number on your Lugerâ??s frame has been removed or altered then you are committing a Federal felony by just possessing it. Here is the law on the topic (27CFR178)

Sec. 178.34 Removed, obliterated, or altered serial number.

No person shall knowingly transport, ship, or receive in interstate

or foreign commerce any firearm which has had the importer's or

manufacturer's serial number removed, obliterated, or altered, or

possess or receive any firearm which has had the importer's or

manufacturer's serial number removed, obliterated, or altered and has,

at any time, been shipped or transported in interstate or foreign

commerce.

If the serial number on your pistol has indeed been removed you have a limited number of options. You can turn it in, you can contact ATF about having it renumbered, or you can just keep it and take a chance on getting caught. If you get caught youâ??re looking at ten years in jail and/or a $250,000 fine, and the permanent loss of your right to ever again own or posses a firearm.

If the serial number on your Luger has been removed, my best advice is to retain an attorney *immediately* and do as he suggests.

Best regards,

Kyrie

03-11-2002, 04:02 PM	#14
Kyrie User Join Date: Jun 2002 Posts: 757 Thanks: 0 Thanked 212 Times in 101 Posts	Be very careful here, Bob Hi Bob, John is giving you the straight scoop. If the serial number on your Lugerâ??s frame has been removed or altered then you are committing a Federal felony by just possessing it. Here is the law on the topic (27CFR178) Sec. 178.34 Removed, obliterated, or altered serial number. No person shall knowingly transport, ship, or receive in interstate or foreign commerce any firearm which has had the importer's or manufacturer's serial number removed, obliterated, or altered, or possess or receive any firearm which has had the importer's or manufacturer's serial number removed, obliterated, or altered and has, at any time, been shipped or transported in interstate or foreign commerce. If the serial number on your pistol has indeed been removed you have a limited number of options. You can turn it in, you can contact ATF about having it renumbered, or you can just keep it and take a chance on getting caught. If you get caught youâ??re looking at ten years in jail and/or a $250,000 fine, and the permanent loss of your right to ever again own or posses a firearm. If the serial number on your Luger has been removed, my best advice is to retain an attorney immediately and do as he suggests. Best regards, Kyrie