See this thread on the IAA forum for details.
https://forum.cartridgecollectors.org/t/stolen-gov-ordnance-via-erion/28108
https://forum.cartridgecollectors.org/t/stolen-gov-ordnance-via-erion/28108
Interesting, however, what exactly is " stolen"? Most everyone's ordnance collection here is technically " stolen" .....range pick ups, items stuffed in duffel bags,vet items shipped home, WW2 era items without a letter from the CO, to modern ordnance with out a scrap tag or release form is "stolen" from US .gov. I see you are from England, the laughable " laws" they have come up with are utter nonsense and mind boggling to us living in a free country, the US. That said, here in the States, even buying from a retail outlet would mean little without a release form of some kind. Seems there is more to this story.
I did not mean to ruffle any feathers. I am in your camp and should have reworded my initial response, it was based on the " general public's perception". I take a lot of time and haul my ordnance collection to air shows, vet events and other shows. The most common response from many ( left wing, gun hating, ill informed, scared snowflakes) is how did you get this? Is it illegal? Etc.....even had the local PD called out at one big event to look at my display...turned out the two officers, one was a Gulf War Bradley gunner, looked around and stated it was " cool" and did I know where he could get a 25mm round...I gave him one....he at least knew what blue and gold colored rounds were, and what " inert" meant. Almost unbelievable what the perception is. That said, I have picked up a few nice pieces from the scrap yards, and from some who saw my display and asked if I wanted to buy one of their pieces. That said, I plan to continue collecting all these " evil looking, illegal, old door stops, dangerous pieces of scrap metal and mass destruction".