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Guns all have serial numbers that the BATF requires firearm manufacturers to imprint on the gun prior to sale. The only way around that is to make the gun your

Guns all have serial numbers that the BATF requires firearm manufacturers to imprint on the gun prior to sale. The only way around that is to make the gun yourself, which you can legally do, but you then can't sell it. Technically not a license plate, but a lot closer to one than what drones carry.

pjc50 11y ago
I suspect if you take a drone apart you'll find a manufacturer serial number on the PCB. But it's not a registration which would tell you who the responsible party is. In both cases.
- msandford 11y ago
  The vast majority of guns are also registered, too. The only way to have an unregistered gun is to make it yourself, or to buy it directly from another owner who is not a dealer. If you buy a gun from a dealer the sale is recorded. There is a background check, too. It's a lot further from the wild west than politicians and the media would have you believe in the wake of a mass shooting.
  - pjc50 11y ago
    I'll admit to being misinformed. I was taking a cue from the other direction of hearing lots of strong opposition to gun databases.
  - 67726e 11y ago
    The paperwork done when buying a firearm from an FFL is not a registration. The government is not provided the serial number as a part of a sale, in fact they don't even find out wether or not you purchased the firearm. Similarly, if you get a rejection during the NICS background check the dealer doesn't find out why, just that you are not eligible to purchase. Both parties are kept blind to information that they shouldn't be privy to. Unless you live in a state that requires registration of firearms, the government doesn't just find out who owns one. That isn't to say there isn't some legal mechanism by which the government can get that info from the shop that sold it. If you truly want an anonymous firearm, buying one in a face-to-face transaction is the closest your typical person will reasonably get, and that still requires you to show some form of ID (a drivers license or a carry permit, typically) to the seller. At least that's how it works in South Carolina.
TeMPOraL 11y ago
How does an UUID on a gun help you identify who put a hole in a drone when all you have is mangled plastic wreckage?

pjc50 11y ago

I suspect if you take a drone apart you'll find a manufacturer serial number on the PCB. But it's not a registration which would tell you who the responsible party is. In both cases.

msandford 11y ago
The vast majority of guns are also registered, too. The only way to have an unregistered gun is to make it yourself, or to buy it directly from another owner who is not a dealer. If you buy a gun from a dealer the sale is recorded. There is a background check, too. It's a lot further from the wild west than politicians and the media would have you believe in the wake of a mass shooting.
- pjc50 11y ago
  I'll admit to being misinformed. I was taking a cue from the other direction of hearing lots of strong opposition to gun databases.
- 67726e 11y ago
  The paperwork done when buying a firearm from an FFL is not a registration. The government is not provided the serial number as a part of a sale, in fact they don't even find out wether or not you purchased the firearm. Similarly, if you get a rejection during the NICS background check the dealer doesn't find out why, just that you are not eligible to purchase. Both parties are kept blind to information that they shouldn't be privy to. Unless you live in a state that requires registration of firearms, the government doesn't just find out who owns one. That isn't to say there isn't some legal mechanism by which the government can get that info from the shop that sold it. If you truly want an anonymous firearm, buying one in a face-to-face transaction is the closest your typical person will reasonably get, and that still requires you to show some form of ID (a drivers license or a carry permit, typically) to the seller. At least that's how it works in South Carolina.

TeMPOraL 11y ago

How does an UUID on a gun help you identify who put a hole in a drone when all you have is mangled plastic wreckage?