Why do people blacked/whited out their gun's serial number?

[Rottentofu]

Why do people photoshopped out their guns' serial numbers when posting pics of their guns? What would happen if the serial numbers become public? Just curious.

[Mitch]

There is no rational reason.

[readysetgo]

Why do people blacked/whited out their gun's serial number?

They're racist?

[teg33]

Because it got something to do with gun registration

[agarc92]

Paranoia

[Monster]

Paranoia

x10

[The Gleam]

If asked enough times.... you'll get the same thread over and over.

"How many licks does it take to get to the Tootsie Roll center of a Tootsie Pop?"


http://www.calguns.net/calgunforum/s....php?t=1159425

http://www.calguns.net/calgunforum/s...d.php?t=961759

http://www.calguns.net/calgunforum/s...d.php?t=808960

http://www.calguns.net/calgunforum/s....php?t=1101793

That last one really cracks me up.

[teg33]

Paranoia

Not really, in California some people can get your information from gun serial number. It can be use as one of tools to tracking someone

[ConstitutionallyConscious]

I'd guess. To keep gun counterfeiters from copying serial numbers and paranoia

[Monster]

Not really, in California some people can get your information from gun serial number. It can be use as one of tools to tracking someone

proof?

[teg33]

proof?

LE agencies, LEO can pull info from it

[MrBlazito]

Because it's the internet. Who knows what people can do with serial #'s these days. Why risk it when it literally takes a minute to blackout the serial #.

[SkyHawk]

LE agencies, LEO can pull info from it

This

But hey, don't be paranoid - these are nice folks who would never screw you over...

[Monster]

LE agencies, LEO can pull info from it

Have any proof it's actually been done or is it merely folklore?

[ScottsBad]

I always put on the tin foil hat my kids made for me whenever I log onto a gun forum. Especially a Commiefornia gun forum.

Seriously though, the less identifying info you put out the better, because you never know when it might be used. Once any info is out there you can NEVER get it back. So who knows what someone might use it for in the future, it is impossible to predict.