IC 35-47-2-18
Obliterating identification marks on handgun or possession of such handguns prohibited
Sec. 18. No person shall:
(1) change, alter, remove, or obliterate the name of the maker, model, manufacturer's serial number, or other mark of identification on any handgun; or
(2) possess any handgun on which the name of the maker, model, manufacturer's serial number, or other mark of identification has been changed, altered, removed, or obliterated;
except as provided by applicable United States statute.
As added by P.L.311-1983, SEC.32.
IC 35-47-2-23
Violations; classes of misdemeanors and felonies
Sec. 23. (a) A person who violates section 3, 4, 5, 14, 15, or 16 of this chapter commits a Class B misdemeanor.
(b) A person who violates section 7, 17, or 18 of this chapter commits a Class C felony.
Ask him if you can walk in the local police station with him to see if they can help find a serial number on the gun.
You know I bet the guy probably bought it as a "good deal" from someone who probably stole it. Your seller probably didn't steal it, but the guy he bought it from probably did.
Ask him if you can walk in the local police station with him to see if they can help find a serial number on the gun.
Who knows.The guy who bought it before trying to sell it to the OP will also say that he bought it from someone else.
You will never find that guy that just admits he's the one who stole it.
avoid that gun at all costs, looking for nothing but trouble