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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Blaubart, post: 1730301, member: 37498&quot;]And, we all know that correlation equals causation, so you must be right.&nbsp; Do you suppose there might be other variables involved?</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Assuming that they&#039;re knowingly buying stolen goods (which most pawn shops don&#039;t), and assuming those who do will choose to follow a new law despite the fact that they were already breaking the laws that pertain to stolen property.&nbsp; To me, this is a lot like banning guns when murder is already illegal and carries a higher penalty than being in possession of a banned gun.&nbsp; If a pawn shop owner is willing to face possible jail time for knowingly receiving stolen property, do you think he&#039;ll care at all about a $250 fine?</p><p><br /></p><p>What I still would like to know is to what extent laws such as these have accomplished what they were supposed to.&nbsp; I would like to see a reputable study that shows what the before and after larceny and recovery of stolen goods rates are in communities where these laws have been enacted.&nbsp; What I can guarantee you is that the additional expenses of compliance and enforcement far outweigh any benefits and they ultimately make it harder for honest people to do business.</p><p><br /></p><p>For example, proof of ownership.&nbsp; How many honest people here have a receipt for every single coin in their possession?&nbsp; What about those coins found while coin roll hunting?&nbsp; If I take a roll of 40% halves that I found while CRH to a coin store in one of these communities, they&#039;re going to want to see proof of ownership.&nbsp; Since I can&#039;t provide that, I&#039;ll have to take them elsewhere.&nbsp; So not only do you have an increase in the administrative cost of running a business, you can also add in lost revenue.&nbsp; To add insult to injury, you treat honest people like criminals.</p><p><br /></p><p>What about people who have a large investment in precious metals, but don&#039;t have any receipts?&nbsp; What about an elderly gentleman I know who has about $1,000 face value in pre-1965 silver?&nbsp; He pulled it all out of circulation before I was even born and has no receipts for any of it.&nbsp; Is it just &quot;Sucks to be you old man!&quot; and he can&#039;t sell his coins?&nbsp; Or does he have to spend them at face value?[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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