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TL;DR: I received a letter letting me know that my stolen rifle was seized, it was stolen months ago and I reported it, will I ever see it again?
I had a built match AR stolen from the hotel we were staying at for a CMP Match in Kennewick last March. I reported the weapon stolen to the KPD, and gave them all the information I had on the rifle. I built it from a lower I purchased years ago in Washington state, and have paperwork/receipts for every single part on or in the rifle. Yesterday I received a notice of seizure from the Department of Justice Drug Enforcement Agency stating that the rifle with scope and magazine was seized in a DEA enforcement action March 30th in Pasco. They attached the instructions to file a petition/claim online stating I was the owner for getting the rifle back or compensation for the goods. I filled it out and attached everything from my pictures of the rifle (both sides including serial #) to receipts for everything from the custom barrel and engraved ejection port to the scope. I also attached the KPD police report number although I never received a copy of the report and that department charges to get a certified copy. Does any of our illustrious membership have any experience dealing with guns seized as evidence especially in federal court? It seems the state rules do not apply to federal level seizures.
Of interesting note, they had to have ran a tracer on the lower receiver through the ATF instead of getting information from the police report I filed as the letter went to my parent's address where I kept my permanent address when I was on active duty and purchased the lower. The value listed for the items was funny as well, the scope they listed at $194, the rifle at $300, and the magazine at $1; if I could find a rifle with optic like that for $495 with a magazine what a heck of a deal that would be. Thanks for any and all input and listening to me whine, have a great day.
I had a built match AR stolen from the hotel we were staying at for a CMP Match in Kennewick last March. I reported the weapon stolen to the KPD, and gave them all the information I had on the rifle. I built it from a lower I purchased years ago in Washington state, and have paperwork/receipts for every single part on or in the rifle. Yesterday I received a notice of seizure from the Department of Justice Drug Enforcement Agency stating that the rifle with scope and magazine was seized in a DEA enforcement action March 30th in Pasco. They attached the instructions to file a petition/claim online stating I was the owner for getting the rifle back or compensation for the goods. I filled it out and attached everything from my pictures of the rifle (both sides including serial #) to receipts for everything from the custom barrel and engraved ejection port to the scope. I also attached the KPD police report number although I never received a copy of the report and that department charges to get a certified copy. Does any of our illustrious membership have any experience dealing with guns seized as evidence especially in federal court? It seems the state rules do not apply to federal level seizures.
Of interesting note, they had to have ran a tracer on the lower receiver through the ATF instead of getting information from the police report I filed as the letter went to my parent's address where I kept my permanent address when I was on active duty and purchased the lower. The value listed for the items was funny as well, the scope they listed at $194, the rifle at $300, and the magazine at $1; if I could find a rifle with optic like that for $495 with a magazine what a heck of a deal that would be. Thanks for any and all input and listening to me whine, have a great day.