Disposing of a gun, TV content
Disposing of a gun, TV content
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daqinggregg

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5,335 posts

152 months

Thursday 27th October 2022
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This may be a very dumb question. Tonight I was watching “The trials that shocked Scotland” this included a gangland killing, where the accused dumped the guns in a public area.

I assume unregistered firearms are fairly expensive to acquire, also I recognize the accused would not want them kept in a place that could be associated with them, but why put so little effort into disposing of them?

Scabutz

8,713 posts

103 months

Thursday 27th October 2022
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Guess if you are happy they are clear of fingerprints and DNA then you want rid of them as soon as possible. The longer you hold onto them, the big the risk of being found in possession of a gun that can be tied to a murder.

TheLurker

1,541 posts

219 months

Thursday 27th October 2022
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Remember the 'good' criminals don't get caught...

Draxindustries1

1,657 posts

46 months

Thursday 27th October 2022
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The only sure way of getting rid of an unwanted firearm is in a heavy vice, slicing it into small segments with a 9" cutting disc and dispersing the pile of metal into various sections of a river or at sea...

Jimmy No Hands

5,065 posts

179 months

Thursday 27th October 2022
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Draxindustries1 said:
The only sure way of getting rid of an unwanted firearm is in a heavy vice, slicing it into small segments with a 9" cutting disc and dispersing the pile of metal into various sections of a river or at sea...
So obvious when you think about it, far more fool proof than tossing it into a local river.

dudleybloke

20,553 posts

209 months

Thursday 27th October 2022
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Draxindustries1 said:
The only sure way of getting rid of an unwanted firearm is in a heavy vice, slicing it into small segments with a 9" cutting disc and dispersing the pile of metal into various sections of a river or at sea...
Grind it into powder and job done.

Tony1963

5,808 posts

185 months

Thursday 27th October 2022
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Or bury it in the garden of someone you hate. Seriously hate.

MDMA .

10,120 posts

124 months

Thursday 27th October 2022
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Draxindustries1 said:
The only sure way of getting rid of an unwanted firearm is in a heavy vice, slicing it into small segments with a 9" cutting disc and dispersing the pile of metal into various sections of a river or at sea...
A friend worked at metal recycling place that had an incinerator. One day, a car pulled up and popped the boot. He walked to the back and it was empty. Told the driver there was nothing there. The reply was “good to know it’s always on”. He didn’t go back to work the following day.

Dr Jekyll

23,820 posts

284 months

Thursday 27th October 2022
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Tony1963 said:
Or bury it in the garden of someone you hate. Seriously hate.
but for some reason you failed to shoot before deciding to abandon your firearm.

Funky Squirrel

482 posts

95 months

Thursday 27th October 2022
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MDMA . said:
A friend worked at metal recycling place that had an incinerator. One day, a car pulled up and popped the boot. He walked to the back and it was empty. Told the driver there was nothing there. The reply was “good to know it’s always on”. He didn’t go back to work the following day.
Forgive me if I'm having a dumb moment but I don't get it.

Scabutz

8,713 posts

103 months

Thursday 27th October 2022
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Funky Squirrel said:
MDMA . said:
A friend worked at metal recycling place that had an incinerator. One day, a car pulled up and popped the boot. He walked to the back and it was empty. Told the driver there was nothing there. The reply was “good to know it’s always on”. He didn’t go back to work the following day.
Forgive me if I'm having a dumb moment but I don't get it.
I'm guessing the ner do well in the car was casing the joint to see how easy it would be to bung a gun in there.

Pica-Pica

16,077 posts

107 months

Thursday 27th October 2022
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Funky Squirrel said:
MDMA . said:
A friend worked at metal recycling place that had an incinerator. One day, a car pulled up and popped the boot. He walked to the back and it was empty. Told the driver there was nothing there. The reply was “good to know it’s always on”. He didn’t go back to work the following day.
Forgive me if I'm having a dumb moment but I don't get it.
That’s the MDMA effect.

Tony1963

5,808 posts

185 months

Thursday 27th October 2022
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Dr Jekyll said:
but for some reason you failed to shoot before deciding to abandon your firearm.
C’mon, I don’t want to get jailed for TWO murders!

Aluminati

2,982 posts

81 months

Thursday 27th October 2022
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Draxindustries1 said:
The only sure way of getting rid of an unwanted firearm is in a heavy vice, slicing it into small segments with a 9" cutting disc and dispersing the pile of metal into various sections of a river or at sea...
Turn off your tv…

liner33

10,861 posts

225 months

Thursday 27th October 2022
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In the 80’s a friend of a friend typically used to leave them in the boot of a car and have the car crushed by a friendly scrapyard ie dispose of the car and gun at the same time.

He got arrested for assault on police and whilst on remand had to ask my mate to remove some post office bags and a stolen sawn off from the boot of his own car, and the muppet did it and I think he buried the gun in his own garden and burned the rest of the stuff .


Draxindustries1

1,657 posts

46 months

Thursday 27th October 2022
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dudleybloke said:
Grind it into powder and job done.
A better way if that were possible.
Abrasive grinding discs aren't up to the job and youred be there forever, the carbon steel and stainless content would see to that and the aluminium alloy content just clogs them. Thin cutting discs will slice a firearm up though, a fine gapped diamond one although primarily used on concrete also works on hard steel.

MDMA .

10,120 posts

124 months

Thursday 27th October 2022
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Funky Squirrel said:
Forgive me if I'm having a dumb moment but I don't get it.
Without spelling it out, what do you think a wrong un could have in the boot of his car that needed to be incinerated at short notice? It isn’t excess cardboard that wouldn’t fit in his blue bin wink


WilliamWoollard

2,444 posts

216 months

Thursday 27th October 2022
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Draxindustries1 said:
The only sure way of getting rid of an unwanted firearm is in a heavy vice, slicing it into small segments with a 9" cutting disc and dispersing the pile of metal into various sections of a river or at sea...

alfaspecial

1,188 posts

163 months

Friday 28th October 2022
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WilliamWoollard said:
Draxindustries1 said:
The only sure way of getting rid of an unwanted firearm is in a heavy vice, slicing it into small segments with a 9" cutting disc and dispersing the pile of metal into various sections of a river or at sea...
When this (one minute in) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LBBni_-tMNs happens...


You just go to Monster Joe's Truck and Tow
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YgxACD-rL5c



Edited by alfaspecial on Friday 28th October 07:15

anonymous-user

77 months

Friday 28th October 2022
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If you watch the magnet fishing videos on YouTube you will see finding guns in a river is a regular occurance. One of the YouTubers I was watching stated he had already found over 80 guns that year.