Gun used in suicide

[Maelstrom]

I have no problem with breathing the same air or sharing the same ground. Think of it as a simple extension of the "inanimate object mindset".

 

[NG VI]

They wanted to sue you because of what, their father/husband surviving?

 

[GPossenti]

You may get it cheaper BECAUSE it was used in a suicide. (Unless it was used by a celebrity.)

 

[Officers'Wife]

The former owner chose suicide not the weapon. Dad owns some property with a shed where a man hanged himself in the forties. Supposedly the coil of rope left from what he didn't use is still overhead. Not once in some sixty years has that beam or rope tried to take another life.

Selena

 

[rojocorsa]

Inanimate objects. My friend had almost the same dilemma. He wanted a WWII Mauser 98K, but felt uneasy, he asked me: What if the one I get was used by the SS to murder Jews or an American or Soviet soldier, etc.? I just told him that a Mauser is a piece of wood and metal.

Metal and wood do not posses a will of their own.

 

[rondog]

IMO, a gun, yes. A car or house, not so likely I would. I think a car or house would carry a little more stigma to it.

 

[Eightball]

If it was a "cleared" gun, and the thing wouldn't show up on any database to be used against you in a court of law should you have to use the thing (in a different manner, of course), then sure--it's just like anything else, only you're getting a better deal.

 

[win71]

Whatever you're confortable with

Would you buy a car somebody hooked a hose to and committed suicide? Rent a 5th floor office/home someone jumped from. It's what's in your mind that counts.
On the other hand, we've been using sporterized / non sporterized mil surps since the ends of every war and there is no telling what some of them have done.

 

[Schofield3]

I would buy/own one..

 

[RKBABob]

No, I wouldn't buy a gun that was used in a suicide....

nor would I buy the underpants that the suicide victim died in.

Does that make me weird?

 

[Geno]

Do the realtors burn-down houses in which someone died? Buy it. It wasn't the gun's fault.

 

[Corey ACP]

Bad Karma?

Pffffffttt. Not only would I buy it, I have bought one. A great shooter, the only drawback is the pitting left on the end of the slide from the bodily fluids that were allowed to sit on it for a few years without being cleaned off while the gun was sitting minding its own business in the police evidence room.
Personally, I rarely think about the guns history nor is it a subject I routinely bring up but it's not a secret either. I use the gun in competition and lots of fellow shooters are aware of it's past, doesn't seem to bother anyone.
I guess if you had named all of your guns, (or other objects for that matter) it may be kinda hard to come up with a suitable moniker for that one..

 

[TIMC]

I'd buy it, not the guns fault it was used in a suicide.

Open invitation to anyone who does not want their guns for one reason or another. I'll take them, start them in a good rehabilitation program of my own design that will teach them to lead a better life.

 

[quixin]

I decided to buy the gun... I tend to agree with everyone that has been voted that its not a big deal.

I figure like anything unpleasant you have to simply not dwell on it. For example, my wife has certainly been with men before we met, if I were to dwell on this fact I could go nuts...

Here's the gun, doesn't look so scary huh?

The Tritium night sights are so sweet...

 

[tamaneko]

A gun is just an object, and whatever else you attach to it is your own feelings, not the gun's. That said, if you feel uncomfortable about it, it's best to pass up on it. Sometimes not knowing the real history behind it is better.

 

[ScottyT]

At least you know it works

Took the words right out of my mouth.

Congrats on the addition to your family.

 

[rainbowbob]

I would only be concerned about how long it had spent in the dead man's hand...and whether tissue and blood had got on it or in it.

In other words...the "ick" factor.

If I bought it, I would definately have it stripped and cleaned very thoroughly.

 

[romma]

Hey, I enjoy my PM9, now you have one you can enjoy.. Way to go!

 

[RKBABob]

I do have to admit... its a fine looking pistol.

 

[N3810F]

I would not buy it... especially if i had the choice of buying the same gun that wasn't used in a suicide

 

[Creature]

Kinda got me thinking though:

I remember hearing once that in certain states, disclosure during the sale of a home is necessary if a murder or suicide happened there. I could be wrong about that though...

If this is true, why then? Isn't that ascribing superstition to an object?

 

[RandyB]

Don't blame the gun

The question here is not the gun, but the fact it was a tool used by someone to end their life, and that you have some knowledge of the person.
That being said the question is not if the gun is a bad talisman, but your receptive nature of what this gun means to you is the real question. As mentioned by someone in an earlier post that they glad they own that gun that ended a loved ones life, its not the gun, but the owner. Your questions lead me to say pass on it and find another gun.

 

[neviander]

I certainly wouldn't worry about evil spirits haunting the gun, but if you're worried about the stigma surrounding it, the family political fallout after you bring it home, I'd leave it and save yourself the headache of worrying about family members finding out about it and the related stress of having to explain your position of "it's just a gun" to every single person that finds out about it.

 

[Eyesac]

Oh, I'd just give the thing a good scrubbing in a couple differnt solutions and you're good to go!

 

[kymarkh]

I voted no. The pistol my brother used was kept by the police as evidence for well over a year. When returned I discovered that the agency and case number had been engraved on each and every metal part. If it had not been a Glock, I'm sure it would have been a rusted mess a year later. Someone at the courthouse was kind enough to clean and oil the piece before I picked it up - I never was able to find out who it was or to thank them. It was not easy to sell but eventually I found a dealer who took it in trade. I traded it for a pistol I had been wanting for a long time.

That being said - it looks like you have a nice pistol there. I would'nt dwell on it's past at all.