On Fri, 8 Jan 2016 16:24:20 -0500, "Mr. Luddite"
wrote:


Those are dealer sales only via FFL. No records of sale or transfer is
required by most states, as far as I know. MA seems to be one of the
few that maintains a record of private transfers, but it's almost
voluntary. You are supposed to report it on-line but there's no way of
determining if everyone does. However, if ever used in a crime and
found, it would be traced back to the original purchaser (via FFL)
unless transfers *have* been reported as required. That is the
motivation to comply.

It is certainly the fear they use to enforce it but I doubt there are
very many guns that actually get traced unless a president gets shot.
It is like that Maryland deal where they are keeping a fired casing
from every gun sold. Has that ever caught a criminal?
I think there is just a warehouse somewhere outside of Baltimore with
a half a ton of useless once fired brass