Read this.

[ichiban]

He is everything I have come to expect out of "The People's Republic of Boulder" - a self centered, sanctimonious ass.

 

[cchris]

I'm literally sick to my stomach.

 

[Erik M]

Aside from a have a stale coat of seafoam green I dont see how paint and some 'garden dirt' (so descriptive) will permanately disable or destroy those weapons. I would think that there would be some type of offense for simply tossing out a bag deadly weapons.

This hippy will probably get some type of community appreceation award for getting rid of those evil, evil guns.

i was delirious with a fever this morning and missed the part about the 15 pound axe. i guess the weapons wouldn't be so deadly after a pounding like that. he still gets the award.

 

[TxState101]

Well, the article is from 4 years ago, so I suspect that his award is definitely in the mail.

 

[TX1911fan]

He didn't agree to destroy them, just to get rid of them. Sounds like he made a bunch of stuff up, to me. He's a tool, but I don't care if he destroyed them or not, I just don't like yet another article designed to make sheeple think guns are so dangerous that they have to be destroyed.

 

[shotgunjoel]

handguns that her brother kept for protection.

He asked if the handguns were loaded. ''I don't know,'' I said. The answer, I was shocked to find out, was yes.

What a concept, having the gun loaded so that you can use it to defend yourself!

''So you'll let me leave with a trunk full of guns that I'm not licensed to carry?''

Urgh, he probably thinks he needs the government's permission to walk down the street too.

I was fascinated by the power I wielded.

They are always amazed with this one.

to finish off another human

You 'finish off' the guy and you are going to jail. You shoot him to stop him, then you don't finish him off. Idiot.

I chased the Glock and the Smith & Wesson around the garage as they bounced from each blow.

See, a glock is durable!!

I imagined some kids rummaging around a suburban landfill and finding them, which made me picture the violent opening scene of a made-for-TV movie.

Yeah, there are all kinds of landfills in the 'burbs. Also, what is violent in finding the mashed up remnants?

The police love to get guns off the street.

These guns weren't 'on the streets', on the streets. On the streets is like street gangs.

This guy makes me sick.

 

[PandaBearBG]

Noooooooo!!!!!!!!

 

[Lonestar49]

Guns are bad.. (not)

...

Having all the money one needs, along with, living up in the mountains and skiing full time, never a worry, no need for a gun, lives..

Apparently,


Ls

Ps.. what a shame..

 

[Scratchy]

Don't recycle, just throw them in a landfill.

 

[Floppy_D]

I'll paraphrase the article for anyone not wanting to read it:

"My name is Francis. I've become accustomed to the safe environment that exists around me. I'm terrified of the thought of standing up for myself or the thought of being treated as an adult (and subsequently being responsible for my actions) so I took a whole bunch of tools I'm scared of and threw them in the trash. Nevermind their inherent worth; the utilitarian benefits are far outweighed by me being a sally. Disregard the fact that someone could stumble across and misuse these tools, at least I won't be responsible."

 

[zminer]

He didn't agree to destroy them, just to get rid of them.

If we can take what he writes at face value, his friend was asking him to destroy them:

Elizabeth's brother was gone now, and she wanted the handguns gone, too -- put out of commission.

This is also reinforced by the fact that he went to the police first, thinking that they would just take them from him for the purpose of making sure they were never sold to anyone. If she just wanted them out of the house, I think she would have said, "I don't want to see them anymore," or "I don't care what you do with them, I just want them gone." It sounds much more like he promised her he would destroy them, which is what he did.

 

[Blackbeard]

Mike Kessler is the executive editor of Skiing magazine

Dear Mike,

I have some rather nice skis in my garage that haven't been used in years. I tried skiing once and felt exhilarated by the speed, but it's not for me. I just want them gone. Can I borrow your axe?

 

[Dannix]

Too bad while he was swinging away with the ax one didn't bounce up and knock some sense into him.

Too bad a neighbor didn't call the police that he was violently wielding an ax in his garage and had guns around. Would love to be there to see that show when the police arrive!

 

[conw]

Where are all the capitalists on this board, who should be coming around to loudly declaim that the manner in which one disposes of one's private property is no business of anyone's but one's own? What are you people- a bunch of SOCIALISTS?

So some yutz smashes a bunch of handguns. Big deal. I've seen plenty of people piss away hundreds of gallons of gasoline driving around Hummers, increasing air pollution and decreasing the fuel supply. And when I have the temerity to say something about it, I get shouted down with blather about 'consumer choice.'

I realize this post is part facetiousness, but honestly that whole "It's his right to do with his property what he wants to" side-rant is always misplaced, unless someone is advocating making it illegal to destroy guns or suing him for it.

Capitalism and free society allow for b**ching and expression of disapproval, shunning, etc, as much as you please. More than others, in fact.

 

[9MMare]

destroy a perfectly good box of guns, some people need beat with a stick

How selfish. There are poor people in other states, like Washington, who need personal protection.....

*pouts and struggles onward*

 

[peyton]

"He did it for the CHILDREN!!!!"

 

[chuckusaret]

But just think those bad guns in the locked box were just laying in wait to kill someone .

 

[Mandolin]

At least we know that Glocks, ever if they are ugly, are more or less indestructible. If they take a few dozen ax blows to break, they should last a little while if carried normally. Think of it as a "how strong is a Glock" test.

What an idiot. R.I.P., pistols.

 

[Dihappy]

But then I wondered, Could I actually kill someone?

A lot of upstanding citizens -- including some of my loved ones -- are willing to face those consequences. I'm not, I decided.

This is the mentality of the life-long "condition white" sheeple.

Instead of asking themselves "Could I, would i, protect myself if someone were trying to kill me?" "Could I protect my wife, my child, if someone were trying to harm them?"

I guess this guy would rather smash a gun and beg for mercy, than stop an intruder, murderer, rapist.

 

[jim in Anchorage]

- and smashed them with a 15-pound ax.

Why would a freak like this possess such a thing? Is it legal? Why does he need it? Don't Axe's kill trees?

 

[9MMare]

why would a freak like this possess such a thing? Is it legal? Why does he need it? Don't axe's kill trees?

lolol

 

[paintballdude902]

he wouldnt even sell them to a cop hes stupid

 

[woad_yurt]

What a putz.

 

[tpaw]

We exchanged cards, and I left with my cardboard box of handguns.

I find it very puzzling that a police officer would let you walk away with handguns that were not registered in your name. Something smells very fishy here. Was there something to this story that I missed?

 

[SuperNaut]

Don't worry folks, this Kessler guy is obviously FOS.