Have you ever called in a guns serial # to have it checked by the NCIC system to see if it was stolen?

[Harry]

I remember reading somewhere that a cop can't check the NCIC system to see if a gun is stolen unless the gun is in his hands because if it comes back as stolen, he has to take it into custody. I may be wrong. Anyway, some guy traded his Baby Eagle for a stolen Glock and was letting everyone in our Facebook group to beware of the other guy who he traded with (he deleted his account and used false information for the private purchase).

A few folks commented saying that they "always" call in a guns serial numbers prior to purchase. It sounds like manure cultivated from a male cows posterior... I would call my local PD but I wouldn't know if they are giving me the procedure that they practice or the procedure that they are supposed to practice.

I asked this question in the law enforcement section too. I want answers from the gun owners and the LEOs points of view.