Woman tries to turn in StG 44 at gun buyback, cops refuse to melt down piece of history - Polidicks

Reminds me of how the US Military destroys any weapons they capture. Unfortunately, that means all kinds of WW2 era bolt-actions, SMG's, MG's, and yes StG-44's, get blown up.

[QUOTE=RoflKawpter;38790479]That looks in really good condition for how old/how used it is[/QUOTE] Came straight back from the field and probably was kept in a box with a uniform or something. She found it and decided to turn it in immediately. All she saw was a gun her dad brought back from the war, not a priceless piece of history.

[QUOTE=BANNED USER;38793953]Came straight back from the field and probably was kept in a box with a uniform or something. She found it and decided to turn it in immediately. All she saw was a gun her dad brought back from the war, not a priceless piece of history.[/QUOTE] Actually in the full article they mention that it was in such terrible condition that it was inoperable in its current state Im sure someone will refurbish it thought

[QUOTE=ewitwins;38792902]Wow, rude. Yeah I totally would rather have those killing people than being used in museums WORLD WIDE in remembrance of a horrific war. Totally.[/QUOTE] i would rather have them in the hands of an oppressed people than deactivated we already have a shit ton of them in museums worldwide. they're only rare in america because we don't let in any full-autos that havent been registered before '86.

Antique guns like these should be excluded from standard ownership and import rules, it's so hard to find these on American markets

[QUOTE=Trunk Monkay;38793039]Reminds me of that one ass hole who let some artist in sanfransico melt down his fathers 1911 that he carried in WWII to turn it into a piece of art.[/QUOTE] Oh god, just reading that made me cringe at first, then it just made me angry as ardent fan of 1911's especially m1a1's that are vintage.

[QUOTE=mysteryman;38794657]Oh god, just reading that made me cringe at first, then it just made me angry as ardent fan of 1911's especially m1a1's that are vintage.[/QUOTE] The worst part is the disrespect to her father who survived a war and gave that thing to her, only for her to have it turned into some bullshit "ALL GUNS R EVIL" drivel.

[QUOTE=teh pirate;38794559]Antique guns like these should be excluded from standard ownership and import rules, it's so hard to find these on American markets[/QUOTE] i just want a tokarev svt-40 for less than 1k [editline]11th December 2012[/editline] [QUOTE=teh pirate;38794680]The worst part is the disrespect to her father who survived a war and gave that thing to her, only for her to have it turned into some bullshit "ALL GUNS R EVIL" drivel.[/QUOTE] i swear, some people have no concept of respect. i would imagine that throwing away an heirloom would be on the "don't do that you asshole" list, but apparently not

[QUOTE=Neat!;38794506]i would rather have them in the hands of an oppressed people than deactivated we already have a shit ton of them in museums worldwide. they're only rare in america because we don't let in any full-autos that havent been registered before '86.[/QUOTE] Your argument is so stupid. Your borderline saying you wished they were being used to kill people. Even if they kept them to fight with, that gun is a logistic problem with ammo and could be sold to buy more easily-supplyable Ak-47s. And you want this why? So its Full-Auto mechanism isn't deactivated...... It is history at this point, and should be spread to musuems/gun collectors/and places that would take care of them across the world.

[QUOTE=teh pirate;38794680]The worst part is the disrespect to her father who survived a war and gave that thing to her, only for her to have it turned into some bullshit "ALL GUNS R EVIL" drivel.[/QUOTE] Wait. Are you fucking telling me that she had it melted down and turned into an anti-gun message? Why why why why why why. WHY. WHHHHHY

[QUOTE=Tudd;38794724]Your argument is so stupid. Your borderline saying you wished they were being used to kill people. Even if they kept them to fight with, that gun is a logistic problem with ammo and could be sold to buy more easily-supplyable Ak-47s. And you want this why? So its Full-Auto mechanism isn't deactivated...... It is history at this point, and should be spread to musuems/gun collectors/and places, that would take care of them across the world[/QUOTE] i'm surprised you didn't point out that the syrian rebels were rebelling because their leader wasn't a religious drone, and that they're fighting because he's refusing to let syria become another oppresive islamic state anyone siding with the rebels is sick in the head. it wasn't even an argument, it was a joke. also, it cannot be supplied to gun collectors (in the US at least) because the atf is fucking retarded.

[QUOTE=mysteryman;38794741]Wait. Are you fucking telling me that she had it melted down and turned into an anti-gun message? Why why why why why why. WHY. WHHHHHY[/QUOTE] Yes, there are artists who enjoy welding guns together into various boring shapes like cubes to make a "statement". I've seen murals made of guns exclusively from specific eras like WW2, WW1 or the Civil War for example.

[QUOTE=teh pirate;38794795]Yes, there are artists who enjoy welding guns together into various boring shapes like cubes to make a "statement". I've seen murals made of guns exclusively from specific eras like WW2, WW1 or the Civil War for example.[/QUOTE] all hail the murdercube ave nex alea i've always wanted to take some broken and useless guns and weld them into a gun throne for use in my den

[QUOTE=Neat!;38794785]i'm surprised you didn't point out that the syrian rebels were rebelling because their leader wasn't a religious drone, and that they're fighting because he's refusing to let syria become another oppresive islamic state anyone siding with the rebels is sick in the head. it wasn't even an argument, it was a joke. also, it cannot be supplied to gun collectors (in the US at least) because the atf is fucking retarded.[/QUOTE] "i'd rather have these guns be used to death in war rather than being deactivated and hung in a museum for ameriburgers to gawk at" Man, you are so funny. I wasn't even taking sides with the rebels. Just explaining how fucked up your statement was. But it was a very clever joke. So I guess I am dumb for not seeing that. Are you retarded? Using some Punctuation might be a good start.

[QUOTE=Gears of duty;38791169]I'm no expert, but doesn't it use unique "short rounds" or something? I've read it before but I'm not too sure.[/QUOTE] 7.92x33mm Kurz (kurz means short). it's a shortened version of 7.92x57mm Mauser. they're unique to the gun.

[QUOTE=Tudd;38794840]"i'd rather have these guns be used to death in war rather than being deactivated and hung in a museum for ameriburgers to gawk at" Man, you are so funny. I wasn't even taking sides with the rebels. Just explaining how fucked up your statement was. But it was a very clever joke. So I guess I am dumb for not seeing that. Are you retarded? Using some Punctuation might be a good start.[/QUOTE] you reprimand my punctuation and yet you capitalize "punctuation" as if it were a proper noun yeah, i'd rather have a gun be used for what it was meant to do than be sitting in a museum somewhere. i guess i'm strange like that, i like to see a tool being used correctly.

[QUOTE=Neat!;38792507]i'd rather have these guns be used to death in war rather than being deactivated and hung in a museum for [b]ameriburgers[/b] to gawk at (even though these examples are pristine) anyway, i'd kill to have one of these in 7.62x39.[/QUOTE] all brits drink tea, all french are cowards, all black people steal, all indians smell bad, etc. etc. You are the worst kind of person for hanging on to the dumb stereotype that all americans are fat and dumb, even worse than the americans who actually are fat and dumb. Congrats.

[QUOTE=Neat!;38794893]you reprimand my punctuation and yet you capitalize "punctuation" as if it were a proper noun yeah, i'd rather have a gun be used for what it was meant to do than be sitting in a museum somewhere. i guess i'm strange like that, i like to see a tool being used correctly.[/QUOTE] I capitalize that to emphasize how you never capitalize shit.

[QUOTE=Neat!;38792507]ameriburgers[/QUOTE] what rude

[QUOTE=Tudd;38794911]I capitalize that to emphasize how you never capitalize shit.[/QUOTE] backpedaling [QUOTE=Wealth + Taste;38794901]all brits drink tea, all french are cowards, all black people steal, all indians smell bad, etc. etc. You are the worst kind of person for hanging on to the dumb stereotype that all americans are fat and dumb, even worse than the americans who actually are fat and dumb. Congrats.[/QUOTE] it was a joke i am an american, using the term to describe dumb americans. not americans in general.

[QUOTE=Zillamaster55;38791830]I always get mixed up on German ammo in WWII, and I can't even name a single Japanese round.[/QUOTE] to be fair, neither can most WWII nuts they had 6.5x50mm Arisaka, 7.7x58 Arisaka, 8x22mm Nambu, 7x20mm Nambu, 9x22mmR Type 26 Revolver, and a few other non-infantry rounds that were used in crew served or vehicle mounted weapons

you are all silly billies can we move on from this dumb argument

[QUOTE=trotskygrad;38792298]you have too many shush not many people own P90s and Beowulf .50 uppers you're thinking of the FG42[/QUOTE] no, FG42 also used 7.92x57

[QUOTE=teh pirate;38794969]you are all silly billies can we move on from this dumb argument[/QUOTE] i just like seeing people trip over themselves when they try to white knight shit do you have a steam? you seem like a cool person add me yo

[QUOTE=Neat!;38794934] it was a joke i am an american, using the term to describe dumb americans. not americans in general.[/QUOTE] [QUOTE=Neat!;38794934] backpedaling[/QUOTE]

[QUOTE=Wealth + Taste;38795032][/QUOTE] I'm not on anyone's side here but it's not backpedaling if he was joking in the first place and I don't think anyone would seriously say something like that lol

[QUOTE=Neat!;38794893]you reprimand my punctuation and yet you capitalize "punctuation" as if it were a proper noun yeah, i'd rather have a gun be used for what it was meant to do than be sitting in a museum somewhere. i guess i'm strange like that, i like to see a tool being used correctly.[/QUOTE] It must kill you seeing all these stockpiled nukes not being launched then. [editline]12th December 2012[/editline] [QUOTE=teh pirate;38795061]I'm not on anyone's side here but it's not backpedaling if he was joking in the first place and I don't think anyone would seriously say something like that lol[/QUOTE] I wouldn't think anyone would seriously lament over guns not being used to shoot people, but here we are.

eh it's just a gun

[QUOTE=bunnyspy1;38790971]why would you try to turn in something from world war 2 that shit is priceless I mean I understand if she doesn't know about guns, I don't either but it was from world war 2 god damn[/QUOTE] Except a ton of shit was made for world war 2? I'd imagine the price of something like one of those mass-production german guns that looked like a couple bits of plumbing would be pretty low

[QUOTE=latin_geek;38795210]Except a ton of shit was made for world war 2? I'd imagine the price of something like one of those mass-production german guns that looked like a couple bits of plumbing would be pretty low[/QUOTE] Any and all surviving German weapons cost a ridiculous amount of money, doesn't matter how shitty they are compared to the rest of the family