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The first of June I posted about my kids new hobby of magnet fishing in the waters of New Orleans. And he has found.... His first gun! A Taurus Millennium G2.  Slide was locked tight with corrosion. And following my instructions, he attempted to turn it in to District 1 NOPD. Multiple calls with no response.Took it to the station house. No one there. Finally he forced it on a cop he found eating dinner. Oh, and the cop was fresh out of business cards or any other type of documentation for the turn in. And the effort to clear the gun resulted in everyone in the surrounding area being muzzled. A lot! So... all in all, a very NOLA experience. I am surprised it was not a Glock! End of Earth: 2 Miles Upper Peninsula: 4 Miles | ||
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Political Cynic |
 [B] Against ALL enemies, foreign and DOMESTIC | |||
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| Jack of All Trades, Master of Nothing  |
Surprised it wasn’t a Jennings or a High Point. My daughter can deflate your daughter's soccer ball. | |||
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maybe he could save them for gun buy backs? | |||
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Sigforum K9 handler |
Is the serial number visible? Have him contact the state police or ATF office with it. | |||
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Throw it back in deeper water . | |||
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Mensch |
Boat anchor... ------------------------------------------------------------------------ "Yidn, shreibt un fershreibt" "The Nazis entered this war under the rather childish delusion that they were going to bomb everyone else, and nobody was going to bomb them. At Rotterdam, London, Warsaw and half a hundred other places, they put their rather naive theory into operation. They sowed the wind, and now they are going to reap the whirlwind." -Bomber Harris | |||
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Raptorman |
It could solve a murder of someone's loved one. ____________________________ Eeewwww, don't touch it! Here, poke at it with this stick. | |||
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| Green grass and high tides  |
Or someone that isn't missed  Just playing the devils advocate  Just curious, are turds attracted to magnets? This is something I would not want to attempt, especially there. Seems like it could be a bad/nasty hobby to take up. Hopefully he does not take up dragging a grapple hook next  This message has been edited. Last edited by: old rugged cross, "Practice like you want to play in the game" | |||
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I have had the conversation with him about the risk in all this. And in a city where lots of people are plinked on a regular basis, you would think the cops would take a greater interest. The kid made multiple calls to NOPD Non-Emergency line and waited an hour. No response. Another call to the non 9-1-1 line was made and this time he was told he could take it to District 1. No one was home! He was on his way home when he saw the cop eating dinner and managed to get rid of the gun. As far as a serial munber, the gun was pretty mucky and he was leery of manipulating it or trying to clean it since it was locked closed. I would guess there was a round up the spout. And I understand NOPD is quite busy so this was not a priority call. But to be sent to the station house only to find it closed was a bit much! Ah well. Just another day in The Big Easy. Oh... And this is in a town where they hold regular "buybacks".  End of Earth: 2 Miles Upper Peninsula: 4 Miles | |||
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Guess he should have called NCIS: New Orleans! Place your clothes and weapons where you can find them in the dark. “If in winning a race, you lose the respect of your fellow competitors, then you have won nothing” - Paul Elvstrom "The Great Dane" 1928 - 2016 | |||
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I'm Fine |
Maybe store them up until the next buyback takes place... ------------------ SBrooks | |||
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| His diet consists of black coffee, and sarcasm.  |
With apparently zero interest taken by the police, he might as well keep it for the next buyback. | |||
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[quote]The kid made multiple calls to NOPD Non-Emergency line and waited an hour. No response. Another call to the non 9-1-1 line was made and this time he was told he could take it to District 1. No one was home! ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ Yep. Waited over two hours for police to arrive after accident in New Orleans East on I-10. I was a passenger and no injuries. My sister in law insisted on waiting that long. I explained to her that the area was not safe. Finally she gave up after exchanged insurance information and taking pictures. Understaffed department. Response time in certain areas of the city is quite slow. | |||
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Drill Here, Drill Now |
is there anything magnetic in a Jennings? Ego is the anesthesia that deadens the pain of stupidity DISCLAIMER: These are the author's own personal views and do not represent the views of the author's employer. | |||
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I would advise him to call the State Police, if the locals are that bad, one of them may have tossed it there,, stranger things have happened
the barrel and maybe some small parts https://chandlersfirearms.com/chesterfield-armament/ | |||
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Pick up the gun, run a trace, perhaps, look at the missing/stolen gun reports.....why? Of what benefit is that to the cops? Sounds like a lot of work for no return. I'd start throwing them in a box, sort out the ones you can save and keep them. Use the rest for gun turn ins. You're under no obligation to turn them in. Why work at it? | |||
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| Go ahead punk, make my day |
Yeah, I would have saved it for a gun turn in / buy back and gotten a couple hundred bucks. Kinda like the guy here who spent the better part of a month wanting to dispose of his broken Colt 32. Researching laws, finding someone to cut the gun up, taking photos, writing a letter, blah blah blah. What a waste of time. But some people like to tilt windmills, I guess. | |||
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They would've solved the crime in an hour! Life moves pretty fast. If you don't stop and look around once in a while, you could miss it. "If dogs don't go to Heaven, I want to go where they go" Will Rogers The definition of the words we used, carry a meaning of their own... | |||
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| Sigforum K9 handler |
I can’t tell if your post is sarcasm or not. If it’s not sarcasm, it’s a whole lot of bad advice. | |||
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