General Discussion

What is the purpose in putting multiple serial numbers on firearms? It was my understanding that even a filed-off serial number on a gun could be retrieved through modern forensic methods.

Otherwise, good list. I especially like #2, alerting someone when an NICS check comes back denied. That's been a pet peeve of mine for many years. If you get denied on your background check, you most likely lied on the 4473 form you filled out in an attempt to buy the firearm. It states clearly on the 4473 form that it is a FELONY to knowingly lie on said form. I observed two men on two separate occasions get denied during NICS checks when I worked in a sporting goods shop in college. Nothing happened, they just walked out the door and the paperwork went into our records to gather dust.

Every time I hear a politician claim X number of felons have been denied a gun through the NICS background check, I always wonder why X number of felons aren't back in prison instead of just allowed to walk free.