OMG! Ammunition in our backyard!? OMG! OMG! OMG!

[DirtyDigz 1,811]

British couple finds old ammo scattered in the backyard and pond of their rented house, lose their wigs and the authorities go into full CSI-mode:

 

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2350657/Couple-discover-7-500-machine-gun-shotgun-pistol-bullets-garden-weeding-pond.html#ixzz2XlBZfdRe

 

 

A couple who recently moved into a rented home discovered a cache of 7,500 bullets in a pond in their back garden.

Neil Tipping, 33, who lives with his girlfriend Eleanor Mercer, 32, made the shocking discovery while he was clearing weeds from the water feature.

He said he saw a flash of metal and thought it was a piece of gold, but upon closer inspection he found that it was actually a bullet.

Police officers arrived at the house where they discovered 2.2mm rifle rounds, up to 30 machine gun rounds, shotgun cartridges, and a cache of 9mm and 8mm rounds.

Now the pair are worried there may be more rounds of undiscovered ammunition in their home.

Mr Tipping said: 'It’s really unnerved us. I’m terrified that next time I’m mowing the lawn I’ll run over a bullet that hasn’t been found yet. One of us could be seriously hurt.
 
'We have friends with young children who could have put one of the bullets in their mouth, or one of our cats could have got hold of one - it doesn’t bear thinking about.

'We were planning to be in this house for years - now we want to move out as soon as we can.

 

 The couple dialled 101 and two officers arrived, quickly realised the seriousness of the situation, and called in CID officers who alerted the fire brigade to drain the ponds because the underwater search unit was not available.

Before the pair knew what was happening, two fire engines pulled up, followed by two police vans - and their garden was taken over as a full-scale assessment took place.

As an examination of the bullets deemed them not to be a risk, the couple were not evacuated, but officers stayed until 1am sifting through the sludge and mud in one of the ponds - where they found around 2,200 bullets - the majority of which were 2.2mm rifle rounds.

[wink-_-wink 1]

I sometimes dream of accidentally finding a huge SHTF cache in my backyard... at which point I would contact NO ONE!

[Mikeythumbs 1]

Um what are 2.2mm rounds. That would be a .0866 caliber

[Clintoon Eastwood 2]

Nerds!

[ogfarmer 138]

what a panty waste of  guy

[M4BGRINGO 139]

Hope they get a big bill for the cleanup when all is said and done!

[BigBlueQ 7]

Nerds!

Hahahaha! That's what I was thinking!

 

Or hipsters (shudder)

[nitrospaz9 10]

Bunch of paranoid a-holes. Would a bullet even discharge if hit by a lawn mower?

[seamusSU 0]

Bunch of paranoid a-holes. Would a bullet even discharge if hit by a lawn mower?

Probably "discharge" the same way any small piece of metal would when kicked up by a lawnmower

[A-Tech 8]

Um what are 2.2mm rounds. That would be a .0866 caliber

You mean you've never shot a .0866 before?

[Sludog 0]

Hickok 45 probably spent a weekend there. 

[njJoniGuy 2,131]

I bet it was a couple of bricks of .22 rimfires and the ignorant reporter didn't have a freaking clue.

After all, Merry Old England is metric now, dontcha know.

[diamondd817 826]

"30 Machine Gun Rounds".......idiots

[Vlad G 345]

You guys didn't catch the part about the unavailable underwater search unit? Because you surely need a dive team to search a foot deep pond.

 

There is so much wrong with this story.

[BlueLineFish 615]

You mean you've never shot a .0866 before?

i have one on order

[RUTGERS95 890]

this is happening here already.  Their attitude and fear is being instilled in Americans by the liberals as we speak by demonizing the NRA, the word gun in schools, and more.  Fight it, do not become England

[BierGut 0]

Expect any other type of reaction from a couple who hail from a society that allowed their guns to be confiscated?  Welcome to our future.

[Clintoon Eastwood 2]

i have one on order

for some strange reason that wouldn't surprise me.

[Urban Grunt 44]

 from a society that allowed their guns to be confiscated?  .

Since when?

I owned guns in the UK............

[DirtyDigz 1,811]

Since when?

I owned guns in the UK............

What type of guns did you own?

[AlDente67 563]

You guys didn't catch the part about the unavailable underwater search unit? Because you surely need a dive team to search a foot deep pond.

 

There is so much wrong with this story.

That's funny!  Picture a bunch of guys in full SCUBA gear laying in 8 inches of water groping around in the mud.  "I can't move!"  I'm stuck under me tanks!"

 

If the guy was smart, he'd gather up the ammo and sell it on gunbroker.

[Urban Grunt 44]

What type of guns did you own?

Rifle/shotgun

My local gun store

http://www.sportsmanguncentre.co.uk/category/Guns/Rifle_1/

[DirtyDigz 1,811]

Rifle/shotgun

My local gun store

http://www.sportsmanguncentre.co.uk/category/Guns/Rifle_1/

 

I detect a distinct absence of handguns...

[Urban Grunt 44]

I detect a distinct absence of handguns...

True no handguns / semi auto but the uk is not as stated a disarmed society .

 

Nj I detect a distinct absence of Suppressors/moderators unlike the uk.

 

Uk and NJ are not that far apart regarding freedoms or lack of.

[siderman 1,137]

I don't quite see the humour in this as much as some of you do.Who the heck wants to find unkown amounts of random ammo lying around (I'm seeing a lot of raised hands out there lol) the yard especially with kids running around. And chances are a mower wouldnt hit anything so low or buried but I can see the inherant level of discomfort there. Not to mention that country had the shit bombed out of it in WW2 and still are finding live ordinance scattered about so that is embedded in the back of their minds. Yea, a little funny on the reactions but still...

[Night Prowler 0]

Hitting ammo in the grass is no different than hitting rocks. Either one is going to be hauling ass out of the chute. Even if the prime was hit with a blade and it was set off because it is not contained in a restricted space it will have very little power.

I wouldn't mind finding some ammo laying around. I guy I know is a landlord. His tenant moved out and left behind a 5 gallon bucket full of loose live rounds. Instead of calling me to take it off his hands he called the police to remove the bucket. Now that is sad.

[Bambinomontana 0]

Moving out sounds a bit much, all he had to do is buy a metal detector for piece of mind....

[Danno 127]

You guys are missing the  big potential tragedy here. " one of our cats could have got hold of one - it doesn’t bear thinking about. An armed cat on the loose in London!!

[JT Custom Guns 956]

UPDATE:

 

They just found the gun for the 2.2mm ammo

 

 

[Mikeythumbs 1]

UPDATE:

 

They just found the gun for the 2.2mm ammo

 

 

Lol that's great