I purchased a Remington 597 VTR two months ago, received the registration card in the mail a couple weeks later and all seemed just as per normal. Today, the mail came with another registration card. At first I assumed that they just double printed it and mailed it off again and didn't think much more about it.
A few hours later I thought I'd just double check the info on the card out of curiosity. While comparing the all the info I noticed that the last 2 numbers on the serial number were different and incorrect on the new card that came.
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Congratulations, you are now the legally registered owner of, and therefore liable and responsible for, a firearm that you don't have, can't find, and can't produce for inspection if they ever want proof that you didn't give/sell/lend it to someone who isn't allowed to have one. If you are lucky, no 597 actually exists with that serial number, so no one can get up to no good with it while it is registered to you. If the CFC doesn't accept your explanation, your best bet may be to report it lost or stolen.
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