recovered stolen rifle! What to do now?
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I have a firend who had some guns stolen a year ago last mount the sherifs office asked him to remove them as stolen, He told them no way.
What?
Can I scratch my initials on the police car that gives me a speeding ticket? Just to identify who it was , of course.
FROGO207
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Glad you got something back, but now the PD would probably label you as a troublemaker if you try to "help". You know that saying about common sense.:banghead:
Did you get an insurance settlement for the stolen goods from your insurance company? If yes, its not your gun, its theirs, as they paid you for it. Contact your agent to arrange transfer back to them.
Maybe you can buy it back from them.
Maybe you can buy it back from them.
No, no insurance settlement. So it's still mine. The other guns were a Mosin Nagant m44 that I paid $75 for (great rifles, mosins) and a $600 Remington 870 marine Magnum. The last time I filed a homeowners claim (tree fell on my roof years ago) I got dropped, had to shop for a new policy and my rates went way up. Cheaper to save up and replace the guns - but even better to get them back. NRA insurance would have paid, but they wanted homeowner's to be the primary policy.
Anyway, I got lucky recovering this one in decent shape. I know other people who've recovered stolen guns that were buried in someone's backyard, broken, or rusted to heck.
The little 10/22 still shoots just fine. I'm burnt up with curiosity not only about who took it, but where it's been, since it clearly changed hands several times before being recovered. Wish it could talk. Also tortured by the thought of that rifle or shotgun being used in a crime. I get sick to my stomach thinking I helped arm a criminal by letting my guns get stolen. So the other good news about the 10/22 is that it wasn't recovered in the aftermath of some violent crime. Lesson well learned about gun security.
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