FBI Service Enables Gun Sellers to Quickly Identify Potentially Stolen Firearms

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FBI · 11.11.2026 09:39 ET

J. Edgar Hoover Building, Washington, D.C. · Archive photo, not this event · FBI · Source / rights

According to the source statement: Federal firearms licensees (FFLs) in the United States can now search an FBI-managed database when firearms are sold to them. This service allows them to find out within seconds if a firearm might be stolen.

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