ID_shooting
April 16, 2004, 08:35 AM
Happend yesterday. I am still a bit shocked.
I have been sick for a week and I felt it was time to get checked out since I wasn't getting any better. I bailed out of work about 9am and trooped on over to the VA. I got out of there about 2pm, Damn I hate that place, Anyway, with only about an hour or so left on my shift I decided alittle hookey at the gun shop was in order, to help brighten my spirits and speed up my recovery you know ;)
Anywho, I am there BSing with the guys, and the parts gal :p when in walks a Capt. from the next county over's sherrif dept packing a box full of guns and a few long guns. He heads up to the counter and starts to pile them up and asks the owner if he wants to bid on them. I was floored, I had assumed that most of the LEOs were destroying confiscated/captured gun these days. Needless to say that the county this guy is from is known for it's high density of mexican gangs so some of the peices were well, not the finest examples for modern gunsmithing, couple of Jennings, Lorcins, and a few Brazillian no-name revos. BUT, there is a fine looking SW 357 trooper, and decent Stevens 311 SxS and a cool little Sav 22.
This was very cool, after the guy left i asked the boss what he was gonna do with these fine examples of carftsmanship, the POS guns he would keep for parts, the others, well, I have my eye on some now.
Just thought you guys would like to know that not all captured guns are getting destroyed these days.
I have been sick for a week and I felt it was time to get checked out since I wasn't getting any better. I bailed out of work about 9am and trooped on over to the VA. I got out of there about 2pm, Damn I hate that place, Anyway, with only about an hour or so left on my shift I decided alittle hookey at the gun shop was in order, to help brighten my spirits and speed up my recovery you know ;)
Anywho, I am there BSing with the guys, and the parts gal :p when in walks a Capt. from the next county over's sherrif dept packing a box full of guns and a few long guns. He heads up to the counter and starts to pile them up and asks the owner if he wants to bid on them. I was floored, I had assumed that most of the LEOs were destroying confiscated/captured gun these days. Needless to say that the county this guy is from is known for it's high density of mexican gangs so some of the peices were well, not the finest examples for modern gunsmithing, couple of Jennings, Lorcins, and a few Brazillian no-name revos. BUT, there is a fine looking SW 357 trooper, and decent Stevens 311 SxS and a cool little Sav 22.
This was very cool, after the guy left i asked the boss what he was gonna do with these fine examples of carftsmanship, the POS guns he would keep for parts, the others, well, I have my eye on some now.
Just thought you guys would like to know that not all captured guns are getting destroyed these days.