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Police, dealers split over making possession of defaced-serial firearms a felony
Summary
SB466 would elevate possession of a firearm with obliterated serial numbers to a class-A felony under a committee amendment. Manchester police argued traceability is essential; gun-industry witnesses urged technical exceptions and insertion of 'knowing' as a mens rea element to avoid ensnaring lawful owners of older or corroded guns.
Captain Rob Gravel of the Manchester Police Department testified in support of SB466 as amended, saying obliterated serial numbers frustrate the ability to trace stolen firearms and identify straw purchasers. "When the serial number is destroyed or altered, this process cannot happen," Gravel said, and he asked the committee to find the bill…
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