Would you buy a gun that has taken someone's life?

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Well the gun certainly didn't go off by itself, and you don't know the person. Would you throw away a weapon you used to defend yourself? I wouldn't. It's really up to you, though. It doesn't make me uneasy, so i would still purchase it. But if makes you uneasy, don't get it.
 
I would not throw away a pistol that I had to use to defend my family because that different, at least to me.

I just wouldn't want a gun that someone used to take their own life. I know there is a lot of people on this forum that would have no problem with owning a firearm used for that but to me its just something I would NOT like to own. I'm not a dark or morbid person, I'm not into death and all that crap.
 
I've noticed how TV news stations have a photograph of a handgun as a background whenever they report a criminal killing someone (even if a gun was not involved).

For some reason, they never have a photo of a generic person, either representing the perp or the victim.

How many have been affected by this kind of thought manipulation?

Guns are not good or evil. Just pieces of metal or plastic.
 
I HAVE HAD AT LEAST 2 HANDGUNS THAT WERE PITTED. NO ONE HAD TO TELL ME WHY! ONE WAS A STAINLESS STEEL, THE PRICE WAS RITE ON THEM, BUT I DONT HAVE THEM ANYMORE, ALWAYS FELT THE NEED TO WASH MY HANDS AFTER I USED THEM:confused:
 
Hunters kill animals with their guns all the time. That could get expensive very quick.

If the gun was used to protect me or my family, it would get "retired" and put on display as a reminder that we could be much worse off.
 
Friend of mine bought a Romanian AK kit that had hair stuck to the metal in places, and black stains that were not composed of oil on the wood. Tell me that AK didn't spend some time in a grave.
 
Heavenly: Heck yeah...it would be on display fat and happy:D And hopefully it would have a twin.
 
I have an Iver Johnson .38 circa 1890s that I got from my great uncle, who bought it used in the 20s. Family legend has it that it's dropped more than one bad guy.
 
I agree that guns are tools and it wasn't the guns fault it any way. Obviously, he could have taken his life in many other ways.

I just wanted to know what you all thought.

I didn't end up buying it for a few reasons. Thanks for the input.
 
I have owned a couple of guns that had "taken a life". It is neither the gun or the ammo's fault, and while it may not be very PC to say so, there are some lives that need to be taken. A gun is a tool, nothing more. I like tools, especially good tools.
 
I'm too superstitious, inanimate objects can have curses. As an engineer I know it's illogical, but having also studied psychology, I can tell you that once something gets into your head, tragedies can occur. It's the human way and I am not impervious. Also, having been an athlete I can tell you that just knowing the socks I put on that day were the wrong or right pair (psychologically) had a dramatic effect on the outcome of the event.
 
If I knew that it had been used to drop a perp for certain, then no because the ballistics pattern on the bullet and serial number is likely on file with the FBI. I wouldn't want that kind of info held on a gun I owned second hand. (Unless it was law enforcement surplus)

Also, what if it was subpoenaed in a appeal or such?

Now, if it was used by me or my family in defense, then no problem.
 
It wouldn't bother me, although I don't think I would spread around that someone had used it to kill themselves or another. That just seems morbid and unnecessary.

Like a couple of other guys, I would be surprised if a couple of my milsurp rifles hadn't been used to shoot someone.
 
I agree that a gun is a tool. On that note I really wouldn't want a circular saw that someone used to off themself with. Now a circular saw that saw action in WWII to wipe out the enemy I'd pay a premium for.
 
Many years ago I was at an estate auction were the auctioneer announced that a shotgun he was selling had been used in a suicide. It made many in the crowd very uncomfortable.

I guess some people feel it's bad karma. I remember when I was a child, my parents had found a great deal on what was to be my first motorcycle. They couldn't go through with the deal because the owner's son had been killed riding it.
 
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