Stolen Firearms Registry
Stolen Firearms Registry
by Volzfan on Wed 30 Dec - 9:36
I told them at RugerForum.Net and Eric that I would post this over here to let you all know too, that this new web site www.stolenweapon.com is up and running.
Hello
my name is Eric Minton. My good friend had a firearm stolen November
2008. The theft occurred in the small town of Leitchfield, KY. A report
was made to the local sheriff, fliers were posted and handed out in our
town, as well as, the surrounding communities. An ad was placed in the
local newspaper for a month offering a reward. Because my friend wanted
more exposure he searched the web for a place to submit his stolen gun,
after several hours of searching, he realized no such site existed.
It was that mindset that www.stolenweapon.com
was created. A website designed exclusively with the victim of gun
theft in mind. In order for us as individuals to preserve our rights we
must take initiatives and become proactive in order to prevent
governmental gun control. The major negative stigma associated with
firearms are gun crimes, but as we all know guns don’t commit crimes,
people do. If legislation was passed to control gun ownership it would
only hinder and disarm law abiding citizens because criminals would not
register guns.
Although gun recovery is difficult, it is not our
websites only purpose. At the moment, a stolen weapon is instant cash
for any thief, but with our websites capability it will now allow the
general public to privately and easily identify a stolen weapon. This
will ultimately drive down the value of these weapons; therefore,
preventing and deterring a thief from stealing firearms. Unfortunately,
there will always be thieves, but who would buy, trade, or sell a
firearm they know has been stolen except thieves, and who likes or
wants to deal with thieves. By allowing individuals to check our
website for stolen weapons this will potentially help reduce crime
rates, which threaten our individual freedoms to own guns.
It
was explained to us that the majority of the local law enforcement
agencies will not run gun checks for the general public. As we all know
the NCIC exists, but it is only available for law enforcement use. Law
enforcement plays a vital role in the recovery of stolen weapons and we
totally support the service they provide. With over 500,000 weapons
stolen annually in the U.S. alone we feel there is room for us to make
a difference.
www.stolenweapon.com
is completely free. It allows individuals, traders, gun shops, buyers,
sellers etc….a viable, interactive opportunity to list and also search
for stolen firearms. We understand that victims of gun theft (gun
owners) want their personal information kept private and we respect the
right to privacy; therefore, the personal and serial number information
submitted by a victim is completely private and encrypted with a
RIJNDAEL_256 bit encrypted string. This information is not stored in
any type of readable form in our database and no one else is able to
view the submitted information. If a searcher (anyone searching
weapons) performs a general weapons description search without a serial
number, only those weapons that match the description will show up with
the state it was stolen from. The submitters (victim of gun theft)
personal information and serial numbers are not viewable. If a searcher
performs a serial number search and there is a positive match to the
serial number in the database, then an alert is sent to the searcher
that the weapon is stolen. Also, an alert is sent to the original
submitter. The submitter is then free to contact his/her local law
enforcement agency. Only serial number matches trigger alerts.
The www.stolenweapon.com
site has been designed in a cut and dry fashion in order to keep it
quick and easy. This format keeps the site accessible for everyone to
use and does not distract the user from its original purpose. I wanted
to get some feedback from my fellow gun owners. Please know we are
dedicated to serving your needs and will be constantly evolving to meet
them.
Thank You,
Stolen Weapon Team/Co-founder, Eric Minton Radcliff, KY
info@stolenweapon.com
Hello
my name is Eric Minton. My good friend had a firearm stolen November
2008. The theft occurred in the small town of Leitchfield, KY. A report
was made to the local sheriff, fliers were posted and handed out in our
town, as well as, the surrounding communities. An ad was placed in the
local newspaper for a month offering a reward. Because my friend wanted
more exposure he searched the web for a place to submit his stolen gun,
after several hours of searching, he realized no such site existed.
It was that mindset that www.stolenweapon.com
was created. A website designed exclusively with the victim of gun
theft in mind. In order for us as individuals to preserve our rights we
must take initiatives and become proactive in order to prevent
governmental gun control. The major negative stigma associated with
firearms are gun crimes, but as we all know guns don’t commit crimes,
people do. If legislation was passed to control gun ownership it would
only hinder and disarm law abiding citizens because criminals would not
register guns.
Although gun recovery is difficult, it is not our
websites only purpose. At the moment, a stolen weapon is instant cash
for any thief, but with our websites capability it will now allow the
general public to privately and easily identify a stolen weapon. This
will ultimately drive down the value of these weapons; therefore,
preventing and deterring a thief from stealing firearms. Unfortunately,
there will always be thieves, but who would buy, trade, or sell a
firearm they know has been stolen except thieves, and who likes or
wants to deal with thieves. By allowing individuals to check our
website for stolen weapons this will potentially help reduce crime
rates, which threaten our individual freedoms to own guns.
It
was explained to us that the majority of the local law enforcement
agencies will not run gun checks for the general public. As we all know
the NCIC exists, but it is only available for law enforcement use. Law
enforcement plays a vital role in the recovery of stolen weapons and we
totally support the service they provide. With over 500,000 weapons
stolen annually in the U.S. alone we feel there is room for us to make
a difference.
www.stolenweapon.com
is completely free. It allows individuals, traders, gun shops, buyers,
sellers etc….a viable, interactive opportunity to list and also search
for stolen firearms. We understand that victims of gun theft (gun
owners) want their personal information kept private and we respect the
right to privacy; therefore, the personal and serial number information
submitted by a victim is completely private and encrypted with a
RIJNDAEL_256 bit encrypted string. This information is not stored in
any type of readable form in our database and no one else is able to
view the submitted information. If a searcher (anyone searching
weapons) performs a general weapons description search without a serial
number, only those weapons that match the description will show up with
the state it was stolen from. The submitters (victim of gun theft)
personal information and serial numbers are not viewable. If a searcher
performs a serial number search and there is a positive match to the
serial number in the database, then an alert is sent to the searcher
that the weapon is stolen. Also, an alert is sent to the original
submitter. The submitter is then free to contact his/her local law
enforcement agency. Only serial number matches trigger alerts.
The www.stolenweapon.com
site has been designed in a cut and dry fashion in order to keep it
quick and easy. This format keeps the site accessible for everyone to
use and does not distract the user from its original purpose. I wanted
to get some feedback from my fellow gun owners. Please know we are
dedicated to serving your needs and will be constantly evolving to meet
them.
Thank You,
Stolen Weapon Team/Co-founder, Eric Minton Radcliff, KY
info@stolenweapon.com
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Re: Stolen Firearms Registry
by towerclimber on Wed 30 Dec - 10:27
Nice.
An awesome site!!
An awesome site!!
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