Re: How to Permanently Destroy a Firearm
Posted: Tue Aug 26, 2014 6:57 pm
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I suppose many of them end up in the hands of those government employees.patterson wrote:ive seen on the news before like in California where people were turning over firearms to law enforcement and I assume they are destroyed
If it's evidence, she wouldn't have it. It would still be in police custody.cheezit wrote:I would think it would be states evidence as well.... tampering with evidence is not something I would get involved in.
o I got that part, but things are not always as stated.WildBill wrote:If it's evidence, she wouldn't have it. It would still be in police custody.cheezit wrote:I would think it would be states evidence as well.... tampering with evidence is not something I would get involved in.
Get a receipt with the serial number and you should be covered and done with the matter.gigag04 wrote:Surrender it to local LEA.
Trust me - I am not going to be a part of this, nor am I giving her advice. She asked the question and it just got me thinking - destroying a firearm is not something I have ever considered.WildBill wrote:I wouldn't destroy it. If she wants it destroyed, she should do it, not you.
You nailed it, Roy. Exactly right on all counts. Good job sir.RoyGBiv wrote:Find a local machine shop or welding shop.
Talk with the owner and tell them what you want.
I don't think she'll have any trouble finding someone willing to take a saw to it and cut it in pieces. Maybe remove the cylinder and just cut up the frame to make it easier. Then, she can decide what to do with the pieces. Bury them in the ground or at sea... Whatever gives her closure.
I can certainly understand the symbolism of what she wants to do.
I hope she finds the peace she deserves. That kind of loss must be devastating.
fanboy wrote:Well, if it's a Glock, what you're asking is impossible. Can't be done. Other makes and models will destroy themselves soon enough.
Now you got me thinking. If I had an unsafe firearm with no collector's value how would I destroy it. I guess I would find one of those buy-back programs [which I find offensive] and pawn it off on them.AlaskanInTexas wrote:Trust me - I am not going to be a part of this, nor am I giving her advice. She asked the question and it just got me thinking - destroying a firearm is not something I have ever considered.WildBill wrote:I wouldn't destroy it. If she wants it destroyed, she should do it, not you.
I figured it just went unsaid because everybody knew it to be true.fickman wrote:I can't believe this hasn't happened yet:
fanboy wrote:Well, if it's a Glock, what you're asking is impossible. Can't be done. Other makes and models will destroy themselves soon enough.