I don't think anyone here is as you put it "a thug". What I really think is that there a bunch of really serious collectors here, as well as some really knowledgable people.



The fact that people won't post their serial number is due to either their paranoia of maybe having a gun that was reported stolen 20 years ago, and has changed hands 15 times since. (I did not say they knowingly bought a stolen gun), but when the gun is 20-80 years old, who knows unless it has been checked, or they are just following everyone elses lead.



Some of the posts to the OP question are silly. People here are posting continually about all the new guns they just purchased, full descriptions, and photos. Then they say they don't want people to know the serial number, because it's none of their business. If that was true why would they even post the gun on the net for everyone to see. I could read a number of past posts, and know who has a house full of guns, I don't need or really care what the serial number is.



I could post the serial numbers of my guns as I have either bought them new, or already checked them.



Lets not confuse the OP with a bunch of off the wall statements concerning serial numbers.



Who cares if you have serial #c143234 or #c143658, unless there is a problem with one of them.