Stolen firearm return

[The King]

Did you report this to your insurance company? Did your insurance compamy pay your claim? If so, they own the gun. The insurance company will not sign it back to you, even if you want to reimburse them. If law enforcement gives the gun back to you, you will be in possession of a stolen firearm. This is first hand experience.

[Barang]

your property is stolen and now you have to pay the gub to get it back?

[olddirtygerm]

I did the LEGR for mine and didn't receive anything back for a few months. Did a second one the day they switched over to submitting them electronically and I had the release quick. Seems they suck with paper.

[jtv3062]

I got a letter from my SO last year that a RIA 1911 that had been stolen in my 2013 burglary had been recovered and could now be returned to me. I did the online DOJ LEGR form and submitted it the first week, or so, in December. To date, I have received nothing from them.
Yesterday I got a call from someone I know who works at the SO Property room, telling me that my 6 months is almost up, and that I need to do something.
So, I had my FFL dealer go the property room, with a release letter, and get my gun. Which I have just finished DROSing as a new gun, and now starting the 10 day wait.
He told me that slow downs like this is becoming the norm for the DOJ. My feeling is that it is done deliberately. Since, if they process the LEGR paperwork and I pick it up from the SO, there is no cost to me. But, if I have to DROS it again, I have to redo the registration fees. So, DOJ gets more money for nothing.
I'm surprised that no attorney has challenged this in court.

First time I have seen the gun in 8 1/2 years. It had been a stock, GI Rock Island 1911 in 45 acp. Now, it has a round hammer, extended adjustable trigger, drop in stainless steel grip safety, stainless front bushing, spring plug for a rod spring guide. But no rod. Rubber grips with finger grooves, and some kind of funky silver colored torx screws.
Guess I will have some fun restoring it.

So, that is 2 guns recovered out of the 4 taken. There is a 3rd sitting in the property room of the local PD, and has been for 6 years. But, they haven't figured out yet if it can be returned to me. Pretty much typical for my local PD.

I remember walking into to police station and walking out with my Glock minus the ammo in around 1992 without any hassle. Times have changed.

[SVT-40]

Did you report this to your insurance company? Did your insurance compamy pay your claim? If so, they own the gun. The insurance company will not sign it back to you, even if you want to reimburse them. If law enforcement gives the gun back to you, you will be in possession of a stolen firearm. This is first hand experience.

Nope... It's not "stolen" any longer. The Insurance has no ability to "sign it back", or obtain it from the Sheriff's Office. The only person who can claim it is the original victim.

When it was released to the OP the agency updated the AFS entry to show the return to the original victim of the theft.

Whatever issues the insurance company would have with the OP would be a civil issue.