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Member Section => Down Range Cafe => Topic started by: long762range on May 27, 2009, 11:57:28 AM
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http://www.statesman.com/news/content/news/stories/local/05/27/0527roundup.html
Wednesday, May 27, 2009
AUSTIN
Gun parts, ammo found in trash
Gun parts and about 2,000 rifle rounds were discovered in a Dumpster near a North Austin apartment complex Tuesday afternoon.
Agent Francesca Perot of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives said the Austin Police Department contacted the agency after a man found the parts in a Dumpster on Swanee Drive, near Airport and Lamar boulevards.
The parts were eight upper receivers for an AR-15 rifle, worth about $500 each, Perot said.
The ATF is investigating.
"We don't understand why someone threw them away, unless they were involved in some type of criminal activity," Perot said. "Ammunition is very expensive right now."
:o OH WHY, OH WHY WAS i NOT DUMPSTER DIVING YESTERDAY!
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That's just great... If it wasn't bad enough checking every local ammo/gun dealer in town, now I am going to have to check the freaking dumpsters!?!?
Maybe it was a wife or girlfriend cleaning out a closet that chunked all that. If it was, I think I would be looking for a new significant other. ;D ;D
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That's just great... If it wasn't bad enough checking every local ammo/gun dealer in town, now I am going to have to check the freaking dumpsters!?!?
Maybe it was a wife or girlfriend cleaning out a closet that chunked all that. If it was, I think I would be looking for a new significant other. ;D ;D
Either that or somone already is, because he seriously pissed the girl off. ;D
FQ13
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Either that or somone already is, because he seriously pissed the girl off. ;D
FQ13
That would be my guess.
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MAybe someone did too much panic buying, ran the CC up to much, not working or lost a job, and all the buying was a very sore spot with the significant other. The SO decided to dispose of the contensious sore spot.
My first gues tho is stolen property being disposed of.
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EVIDENCE???????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????
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First there's guns found in a creek in Alabama. Now gun parts and ammo in a dumpster. :'(
All I can manage to find is used chewing gum on the bottom of my shoe. I got no luck.
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First there's guns found in a creek in Alabama. Now gun parts and ammo in a dumpster. :'(
All I can manage to find is used chewing gum on the bottom of my shoe. I got no luck.
What flavor? :)
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What flavor? :)
A little gritty but I think I can taste a hint of watermelon. ;)
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I was a Gold Medal Dumpster Diver back in the day,....
Might have to pull a Brett Favre, and come out of retirement (again). ::)
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MAybe someone did too much panic buying, ran the CC up to much, not working or lost a job, and all the buying was a very sore spot with the significant other. The SO decided to dispose of the contensious sore spot.
My first gues tho is stolen property being disposed of.
Naw, if that were the case it would've been the husband's bloody corpse found in the dumpster. ;D
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Years back you could dumpster dive at some of the military bases around here for AR15/M16 mags. They would use them a few times in practice and in the trash they would go.
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I wouldn't have reported it to the police.
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I wouldn't have reported it to the police.
Me either you don't have to go through a FFL for uppers and I definatly would take the ammo any caliber. You could always do some trading.
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Its sad its come to this, but I'm right there with you. I have a couple of old but still very functional guns (pre "68) that I've inheirited, that are virtually untraceable. Those aren't for sale.
FQ13
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Its sad its come to this, but I'm right there with you. I have a couple of old but still very functional guns (pre "68) that I've inheirited, that are virtually untraceable. Those aren't for sale.
FQ13
Thank God, and may he Rest In Peace, my Grandfather. Left me all he had, and there is no paper trail. Just kinda a family thing.
He was a wise man.
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Bet it was a widow, or family members who didn't know any better disposing of the deceased's "Junk".
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Gun parts and about 2,000 rifle rounds were discovered in a Dumpster.
The parts were eight upper receivers for an AR-15 rifle, worth about $500 each, Perot said.
If this turns out not to have been a case of ditching evidence, maybe a local gunshop should consider running an ad like "Are you considering trashing four grand in gun parts? Call us and we'll come pick them up free of charge."
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They must have been complete upper assemblies not just upper recievers.
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If I found something like that in the dumpster, I would first look around for some kind of "Punk'd" crew, the black cars and guys with ear plugs... After all that was clear, I would load up and haul ass out of there, like Taco Bell leaving my colon.