How long to get your gun back?

[LUVMYSIGP225]

Originally Posted by nikon777

Rented.

Look what the crack head councilman had to say about him renting the house:




Got that? Councilman Reed claims that the house CHL-holder Damon Wells regularly stayed in was not his "home". Goodness, using Reed's definition of "home", the numbers of homeless would be quite high in Ohio, wouldn't they? And if Wells wasn't run out of his "home" - does that mean the Cleveland police union should tell the volunteer officers who plan to give their time to protect Wells' domicile to stay..."home"?
What kind of idiocy is this from the representative of the ward where the self-defense shooting occurred? The same kind of idiocy, perhaps, that has gotten this councilperson arrested for drunk driving and resisting arrest, and sent to jail for probation violations, all while being a councilman.






Sadly, I lived in hat ward for about a year or so. Ive met this clown several times.

I am real familiar with Reed. He is in the news every other week because of a DUI or alcohol related offense. What a douche.

[hacker15]

Up here, you can count on not getting it back. It goes into evidence for the DA - then into evidence for the 'bound to happen' civil suit brought by the 'estate' of the guy/gal you were forced to shoot to preserve your life or the lives of your loved ones. One of the many reasons to own a cheap, dependable throw-away gun for self defense - something you can replace for less than $300. There's no way I'm going to dump a $1,000 into a gun that I don't carry on duty.

If you shoot in the line of duty, you will get a replacement weapon from your department - but the original you carried will stay in the evidence locker for years, as the case winds through the courts.

Just one of the many wonderful aspects of living in one of the ever growing People's Democratic Republics (NY, NJ, MA, CT, CA, IL, etc......)

[HS-South Africa]

Funny you posted this cos I was gonna relay my crap situation.It's been 8 months since our home invasion.I've only just been subpoened to appear in court on Monday 07/04/2008.I have still not got my gun back,cops say it's still at forensics.But the sh1t part of this whole deal is I gotta face the SOB BG in court.What a load of bullsh1t.

[ichy_trigger]

Originally Posted by hacker15

Up here, you can count on not getting it back. It goes into evidence for the DA - then into evidence for the 'bound to happen' civil suit brought by the 'estate' of the guy/gal you were forced to shoot to preserve your life or the lives of your loved ones. One of the many reasons to own a cheap, dependable throw-away gun for self defense - something you can replace for less than $300. There's no way I'm going to dump a $1,000 into a gun that I don't carry on duty.

If you shoot in the line of duty, you will get a replacement weapon from your department - but the original you carried will stay in the evidence locker for years, as the case winds through the courts.

Just one of the many wonderful aspects of living in one of the ever growing People's Democratic Republics (NY, NJ, MA, CT, CA, IL, etc......)

I will gladly give $1000.00 for my right to live.

[speedtrucker]

Originally Posted by hacker15

Up here, you can count on not getting it back. It goes into evidence for the DA - then into evidence for the 'bound to happen' civil suit brought by the 'estate' of the guy/gal you were forced to shoot to preserve your life or the lives of your loved ones. One of the many reasons to own a cheap, dependable throw-away gun for self defense - something you can replace for less than $300. There's no way I'm going to dump a $1,000 into a gun that I don't carry on duty.

If you shoot in the line of duty, you will get a replacement weapon from your department - but the original you carried will stay in the evidence locker for years, as the case winds through the courts.

Just one of the many wonderful aspects of living in one of the ever growing People's Democratic Republics (NY, NJ, MA, CT, CA, IL, etc......)

the problem my co-worker is having, is that they are telling him to fill out a report with a 3rd party group to list value of the 2 firearms. he is also hearing rumors that the firearms will be auctioned off rather than returned. I didnt think that evidence cleared would be sold, i understand confiscated items and things are sold at auction but a Firearm?!? and a Firearm that is cleared as justified use and still belongs to the owner?!?

that honestly freaks me out, I defend my family, city takes my firearm, city tells me I will get my firearm back, city tells me I wont, city sells my firearm at auction...

any LEO with knowledge on the matter in Texas at least.

[jamestx10]

/Tagged for Texas information

[hacker15]

Originally Posted by ichy_trigger

I will gladly give $1000.00 for my right to live.

Ichy - a $300 firearm will kill just as dead as a $1000 weapon. If you have to turn it over, do you want to give up the NRA Fine condition Colt 1911 GrandPa carried in WW2, or that S&W Sigma that cost you $269 at Gander?

The call is yours - but the BG is just as 'out of commission' with a few rounds from the Sigma as he/she would be from the Colt.

As long as both guns shoot when the trigger is pulled, and hit where they're pointed, I sure would rather hand over the Sigma......I won't miss it as much as I will the Colt.

[ichy_trigger]

Originally Posted by hacker15

Ichy - a $300 firearm will kill just as dead as a $1000 weapon. If you have to turn it over, do you want to give up the NRA Fine condition Colt 1911 GrandPa carried in WW2, or that S&W Sigma that cost you $269 at Gander?

The call is yours - but the BG is just as 'out of commission' with a few rounds from the Sigma as he/she would be from the Colt.

As long as both guns shoot when the trigger is pulled, and hit where they're pointed, I sure would rather hand over the Sigma......I won't miss it as much as I will the Colt.

I completely agree, I was refering to the guys who put $1000.00 into a carry gun like an EMP or something along those lines.
Sorry for the misunderstanding.

[Brickboy240]

I had a clinet in the Dallas area that shot a burglar with his 12ga o/u dove gun in his house. Grand Jury no-billed him and after paying the lawyer fees, he was out a total of about 9 grand.

The shotgun? Well, it was a nice Browning Citori and he DID get it back about 9 months later but it looked like it was dragged behind a truck! The police offered no cluse as to hat happened to the shotgun or how it got banged up. I saw the gun and the damage was really bad. Deep gouges, scrapes and the rib had big dents.

So in Texas...I guess you get the gun back if you're no-billed but theres no guarantee that it won't be beat to sh*t.

This is why I refuse to spend tons on a self defense pistol. Your cool looking 2500 dollar Ed Brown or Les Baer 1911 is going to be trashed and with the lawyers fees tossed in...why be out any more than you already will?

- Brickboy240

[yocan]

Met someone a while back that had a Sphinx or something along those lines, top end 1911 variant well over 2 grand... the police told him after he used it, that the other families lawyer checked it out... and it came back beat to hell and broken up on the inside. They couldn't prove it, but it did have file marks inside the slide. Just a point to ponder, the families lawyers I believe can check out evidence in an evidence room.