What to do, shop won't reply.

[SkyHawk]

ATF ez check comes back negatory - FFL is no good now

[ohsmily]

Aren’t you supposed to report firearms that are missing? I’d just say the business owner lost/stole my firearm. Create a paper trail if it ends up in wrong hands.

I had a mailbox break in recently and was told by my neighbor I should file a police report. I gave it a shot and they actually came out to inspect it and provided a case number. We got to chatting and I found out since it involved a federal crime they had to come out. So they do come out in certain cases, this being one.

Because reporting it lost or stolen at this point could easily be viewed as filing a false police report. He gave the gun to the dealer/gunsmith to do work. The dealer didn't steal them and the OP doesn't have information that the dealer lost or sold them.. The dealer is not completing it in a timely fashion and according to OP avoids calls, etc. There is no record (yet) of a demand for the items back (hence the suggestion to put into writing the demand for return of the property in support of a claim of theft by conversion if they refuse to return it at that point; still will likely he viewed as a civil matter)...also, bringing cops into a situation involving firearms should be avoided unless absolutely necessary.

EDITED TO ADD: If the FFL is expired, ATF may he more interested in the disposition of firearms which should have been in this FFL's A&D book...they don't like unaccounted for guns.