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I seriuosly doubt that the guy caugfht with your stolen firearm will face any charges related to the theft of your firearm. All he has to do is claim that he bought the gun from soneone else and didn't know it was stolen, and since the serial number is intact and the crime was committed long ago he will have plausible deniability. Maybe the guy was a felon in possession of a firearm or something else, but as far as the theft of your gun goes I bet he walks with no charges. Remember, district attorneys are elected and they only like to take cases that are slam dunks (unless not taking the case will make them look worse than losing the case). There's no money, fame or political points won in charging an indigent criminal with a property crime. At least you'll get the gun back.