Confiscated Firearms

[steelslaver]

My comment on cleaning it was in jest. Nobody around here tracks private sales either, I have bought guns at steet fairs and garage sales too.

 

[Shrek Of The Arctic]

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My comment on cleaning it was in jest. Nobody around here tracks private sales either, I have bought guns at steet fairs and garage sales too.

Aww man...That's embarassing! My sense of humor button malfunctioned! I'll blame it on the lack of inflection in writing.

I've arguably bought some of my nicest guns at yard sales, and from meeting local gun group buddies at the grocery store or gas station. If I couldn't live here, I think I'd wanna live there!

 

[GunnDogInn]

You just reminded me . . . . .Back in the early 1960's, I was a LEO.
In a meeting room at the station, there was an old fashioned wooden office desk . . . .you know the ones with the very large, deep, file drawer down on the left side.
In this drawer were a bunch (level full ) of confiscated handguns . . . .mostly cheap "Saturday nite Specials," . . . .and lying on top was an artillery model Luger!
All these were destined for destruction, but I bet some cop took the Luger before it was melted!

As with a lot of items of long ago I wonder where are they now basement attics in boxes ..On Ebay ? Coffee up and think about it a bit ..

 

[Tabby Lynn]

Why don't we demand that cars involved in Drunk driving go to the crusher?

It makes every bit as much sense as destroying a gun involved in an illegal ac

There are many and varied reasons not to crush a car for a DWI, first and foremost is the ownership and cost factor. Firearms are usually either wholly owned or stolen, whichever is appropriate. Cost of a firearm can be mind boggling, however most illegal acts are not committed with a collectors item thus the cost factor is somewhat minimized. These days probably 90% or better of all cars/trucks are financed to the tune of many thousands of dollars. The fact that they are financed might make the company holding the lien extremely unhappy to watch their collateral go into a crusher. I am sure that crushing an auto/truck might make you happy, but the rest of the public would most likely fire the Police Chief or other politician who approved such action if not hang them by the fingers that typed the destruction order.

Do firearms need to be destroyed? Absolutely not, it's just another way that the anti gun crowd has to eliminate firearms without a big furor breaking out.

 

[steelslaver]

There are many and varied reasons not to crush a car for a DWI, first and foremost is the ownership and cost factor. Firearms are usually either wholly owned or stolen, whichever is appropriate. Cost of a firearm can be mind boggling, however most illegal acts are not committed with a collectors item thus the cost factor is somewhat minimized. These days probably 90% or better of all cars/trucks are financed to the tune of many thousands of dollars. The fact that they are financed might make the company holding the lien extremely unhappy to watch their collateral go into a crusher. I am sure that crushing an auto/truck might make you happy, but the rest of the public would most likely fire the Police Chief or other politician who approved such action if not hang them by the fingers that typed the destruction order.

Do firearms need to be destroyed? Absolutely not, it's just another way that the anti gun crowd has to eliminate firearms without a big furor breaking out.

Once again someone misses the actual point. Which is the objects used in illegal activities are not the cause of the illegal activity and that destroying an object (no mater the cost or financing) will no prevent further crime. NOTICE THIS PART OF MY STATEMENT "It makes every bit as much sense as destroying a gun involved in an illegal ac" AND Crushing cars would NOT make me happy, but it isn't any stupider than crushing guns. People commit crimes NOT OBJECTS.

I am well aware that most people owe more money on their cars than they are worth. In fact I believe that one of the reasons punishments for drunk driving are not harsh enough in regard to revoking driving privileges is so the perpetrators can continue to pay for them

 

[MelvinWalker]

Cost of a firearm can be mind boggling, however most illegal acts are not committed with a collectors item thus the cost factor is somewhat minimized.

Firearms used in criminal activity are not where Gunbusters and other "firearms deconstruction" companies get all of the guns from. Many of these guns come from so-called "buybacks", (ignorant term BTW), and widows and other hoplophobes simply wanting the guns out of the house.

I bought a K38 and K22 parts kit...I also bought a Browning Nomad and a S&W Terrier parts kit...The K38 kit would have made you cry as to the condition and the Browning was just as nice. I sold both kits on Ebay...The same company sold an Artillery Luger that had been sawn in half too.

I seriously doubt any of these dangerous guns were used in a gang related crime anytime this century

 

[Rocketmedic40]

That's why my wife and I collect somewhat collaboratively and my guns will never go to a family member who wants to give them to a buyback. That's terrible.

 

[crasig]

I would buy a confiscated gun depending on why it was confiscated. Used in a crime, killed someone. yup. Taken because of "red flag" or a change in the law for certain people, not a snowballs chance in hell. Much like buying TSA confiscated knives, I don't buy stolen property.

Lucky for me my local pawnbroker friend buys at POLICE AUCTIONS. Over the last few years, I bought a nickle plated 1902 S&W 38 spl + a LNIB Taurus Model 651 snubby .357. @ under $300. for the PAIR.
On an other occasion, I bought a 1905 SAVAGE .32 from him - Its original grips had 4 deliberately carved NOTCHES. I put on a pair of good reproduction grips. It is a little gem & works perfectly = All its sins are forgiven !
All I those I got from my friend work perfectly, & are keepers.