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A buddy of mine called me the other day saying his older neighbor had died and that his wife had asked him to sell off his firearm collection for her. One of the guns in his collection was a very old Thompson .45 rifle in mint condition. (I believe possibly former CHP owned from WW2 times) Now I know the gun needs to be surrendered to law enforcment and obviously he had owned it prior to the ban but didn't want to let it go. What will happen to it after it is surrendered? Will it be destoyed at the local PD level or sent off to DOJ to meet it's eventual end? I have asked to take photos during the actual surrender and will post them here if anybody is interested.
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Sorry to hear. The laws are set up so that when someone dies, they can't pass on any of the good stuff. Eventually all standard capacity magazines will be gone and also all registered "assault weapons" and I don't mean knives.
Honestly, by the time I die, I plan on having a very extensive collection of firearms and a stockpile of ammunition to pass onto my kids. I will make it clear to them that it is to stay in the family because one day they may need to be used against our government. By that time who knows what kinds of outrageous laws will have been enacted. -
Honestly, if this is a true M1A1 Thompson then it's obviously a BIG no-no to even touch, but I'd hate to see something like that be destroyed. I wonder if there is any way to salvage it by surrendering it to the PD to have it donated to a museum or something...quemadmodum gladius neminem occidit, occidentis telum est. - Lucius Annaeus
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help them sell it out of stateComment
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If I were you, I'd try contacting some museums in advance. Perhaps they might be able to contact the PD prior to surrender time so that they can ensure it finds a good home...Primary author of gunwiki.net - 'like' it on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/#!/pages/Gunwiki/242578512591 to see whenever new content gets added!Comment
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Could he have actually owned it prior to the GCA? It *possibly* *might* not be contraband?
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If there is paperwork for a registered NFA firearm, it can be sold out of state.
A firearms lawyer should be contacted.Comment
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Worst case just De-Mil it so that his family would still have the piece.Comment
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Step ONE - LAWYER UP!
Step TWO - SHUT UP!
Knowledge of a felony and not reporting it, IS a felony.The thing with firearms is that they are not like any other consumer product, simple ownership of one carries a lot of responsibility.
Some idiots are too busy knowing it all to ever learn anything
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Thanks to all for the great suggestions, I will pass them all along and investigate further if there is a way to save this beautiful piece of history and continue to post updates as they come along.Comment
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Since I can't think of anything nice to say about this, I won't say anything at all.Originally posted by UBFRAGDComment
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Couldn't someone torch/saw cut the receiver "only" and keep the rest of the parts?
Maybe build a dummie gun look-alikeComment
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Or, seriously consider and then follow through with the lawyer's advice (item #2). Anyone who willfully turns in a gun, knowing that it will be destroyed, by either de-activating it, or turning it into scrap really should give ALL their guns away, as they have no business with them.
This is the very same mindset that they have in the UK, and it has no business here, in the US of A, dangit!Originally posted by UBFRAGDComment
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A firearms lawyer should be contacted. If it was not a registered, and you are just trying to surender it or donate it to a museum, you still need to talk to a lawyer....
You don't want to get caught comitting a crime by just transporting it, no matter your intent.
FYI: the Gene Autrey museum in Los Angeles has many Arms and Armor displays. I don't know if they handle firearms other than from the old west, but that may be a place to contact too...
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