I think I know the answer to this one but I'm gonna throw it out there since the store owner disagrees.
A relative of mine who lives in Alabama has purchased a shotgun from a pawn shot in Georgia...followed the rules and had it shipped to a friend who holds a FFL in Alabama and took possession after the transfer.
He has now spent several hundred dollars having the shotgun restored and (somehow...not sure how) a Police Detective has contacted him, says that the shotgun was stolen and has directed him to turn in the firearm within 30 days (weird?).
The owner of the store where the shotgun was purchased in Georgia has told him that, here's the other strange part, since there was no claim against the firearm during the 90 day period - it's his to keep, regardless of if it's stolen or not.
Maybe there are laws in force here that I'm not aware of, but I have always understood that stolen...means stolen...regardless of any pawn shop's 90 day pawn period.
Does anyone have experience with this type of transfer? Who's right? The Detective? The Pawn shop owner?