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Would-Be Trump Assassin Charged With Possessing a Gun With a Wiped-Out Serial Number. Is That Charge Constitutional?

Practice of Law

The Historical Precedent for Regulating Serial Numbers on Guns The issue of the constitutionality of prohibiting possessing a gun with a wiped or obliterated serial number arose in several federal courts in 2022. Generally, removing a serial number is an attempt to hide the gun's chain of custody or use in a criminal matter.