karz10
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Don't know if anyone posted this yet, but I didn't see it...
Apparently this guy shoots himself while committing a robbery, and gets a WMD charge for a handgun altered to shoot 410 shells.
Now I've seen, and admittedly liked, the Taurus Judge I saw on tv before: http://www.taurususa.com/whatsnew/revolvers.cfm so this makes me wonder, how would you alter a handgun, likely a revolver, to shoot 410 shells, that wasn't built that way to begin with, if the cylinder isn't long enough to support the shell, it would not be an easy thing to modify the frame of the gun even to put a different cylinder in there, right? I'm no revolver expert, or gun expert for that matter, but I was wondering if this case of bad reporting, bad police work, or a highly unusual case.
Would modifying a revolver to shoot .410 shells be a crime, compared to buying a Judge off the shelf? I know the story says he's in illegal possession of the gun, because of a felony, that's a given. Put felony possession of a handgun is one thing, and I'm assuming possessing a WMD is a completely different charge.
http://ap.google.com/article/ALeqM5gBSrNzB2wqf-6ZVeUXYt2-jsIGggD8UBRBA80
ETA: Now I see a lot of other handguns that shoot .45 and .410, so that makes this even more bizarre to me.... That it's either bad reporting or bad police work, but I'm interested in what you all have to say... Thanks...
Regards,
Karz
Apparently this guy shoots himself while committing a robbery, and gets a WMD charge for a handgun altered to shoot 410 shells.
Now I've seen, and admittedly liked, the Taurus Judge I saw on tv before: http://www.taurususa.com/whatsnew/revolvers.cfm so this makes me wonder, how would you alter a handgun, likely a revolver, to shoot 410 shells, that wasn't built that way to begin with, if the cylinder isn't long enough to support the shell, it would not be an easy thing to modify the frame of the gun even to put a different cylinder in there, right? I'm no revolver expert, or gun expert for that matter, but I was wondering if this case of bad reporting, bad police work, or a highly unusual case.
Would modifying a revolver to shoot .410 shells be a crime, compared to buying a Judge off the shelf? I know the story says he's in illegal possession of the gun, because of a felony, that's a given. Put felony possession of a handgun is one thing, and I'm assuming possessing a WMD is a completely different charge.
http://ap.google.com/article/ALeqM5gBSrNzB2wqf-6ZVeUXYt2-jsIGggD8UBRBA80
Unsuccessful Robber Shoots Self in Foot
20 hours ago
CHERRYVILLE, N.C. (AP) — Authorities said an unsuccessful robber shot himself in the foot ... by shooting himself in the foot. Police said Kelvin Ethelbert Roberts, 28, botched his plans to rob a Cherryville convenience store by accidentally shooting his right foot.
According to an arrest warrant, Roberts dropped a .45-caliber handgun in front of Gasland USA on Sunday. The gun hit the ground and went off, a bullet striking Roberts in the foot.
Roberts faces several charges that include attempted robbery with a dangerous weapon and possession of a weapon of mass destruction. Police said the handgun had been altered to fire .410 shotgun shells.
Authorities said Roberts was in illegal possession of the gun because of his felony cocaine possession conviction in 2002 in Chautauqua County, New York.
Cherryville is about 40 miles northwest of Charlotte.
Information from: The Shelby Star, http://www.shelbystar.com
ETA: Now I see a lot of other handguns that shoot .45 and .410, so that makes this even more bizarre to me.... That it's either bad reporting or bad police work, but I'm interested in what you all have to say... Thanks...
Regards,
Karz