NYC police say man brought grenade to gun buyback

[X_Digger]

http://www.wbir.com/news/watercooler/story.aspx?storyid=85812&provider=rss

doh!

[old mark]

1. Wonder what they gave him for it....He did "get it off the street"

as the anti's are fond of saying....


mark

[Pullo]

2. Bet he got that from a gun shop.....

.....but couldn't make it to Mexico

:eyes:

[X_Digger]

3. I'm sure some gun-404 pol will spin it that way. n/t

[beevul]

6. ROFL N/T

[petronius]

4. Seems a bit short-sighted to arrest him. I don't imagine there's a lot of grenades

lying around, but it seems that the same logic that drives the no-questions gun buy would apply. Now the next person who finds a grenade in granpa's attic is just gonna end up tossing it in the woods or something...

[logjon]

5. what's wrong with that?

he SHOULD have thrown it in the woods. after pulling the pin.

[petronius]

7. I admit, that's probably what I would do with a grenade

However, I think police policies should be designed to discourage people setting off explosives, rather than the other way around. Officially anyway, common sense and safety should take precedence over fun and adventure...

Welcome to DU! :hi:

[Pullo]

11. would've been great for fishing!

just sayin'

[virginia mountainman]

8. A few years back, when the county was renovating a county office building

They found a "few" live morter shells underneath the porch.

[X_Digger]

9. Same thing happenned in Grundy-

relics of the old civilian defense initiative during WWII.

[Hangingon]

10. Live ordinance shows up in the property of deceased vets.

Family checks grand pa's old footlockers and they find a grenade or explosive souvenir. Happens every so often.