Well, my last post made me sound like an idiot without adding this next part in, so...

 

I was also going to ask if disposing of it in that fashion would really be wise. I'm pretty sure someone seeing you throwing a bag over a river might throw up some red flags, let alone if the police caught you doing it. I can only imagine that conversation. "Hey officer. Yeah, I inherited some guns and one had the serial number scratched off, so I figured I could just toss it in this here river and forget about it. LOL." Plus, like some other people suggested, keeping some parts to sell or use and destroying the frame seems like a better way of getting rid of it than just chucking it into the hudson. (Although, the entire river bed is probably lined with pistols lacking serial numbers). /damagecontrol

If he is planning on turning it in to the cops, there is an official procedure to follow that involves notifying them in writing ahead of time which then gives him some immunity from prosecution for possession of the illegal firearm, be careful doing this, or as others have said - torch

Only two of the suggestions offered make any sense. Either stash it for future need or disassemble it, cut the frame into a few pieces, then deep six the pieces. Inviting "the man" into your life on this is more likely to bring you grief than not. In the first instance there is a miniscule but none the less actual risk. In the second at least you know it won't get "lost" and wind up being used as a throw down when some rookie screws up.

Again, this is a hypothetical scenario. My previous "facts" were peppered in to keep the discussion going. As usual, we tend cover both ends of the spectrum when it comes to answers.

 

IF I was in a situation as that, I'm not sure I could save or hide it for future use, most likely the band saw, no way would I go to a buy back or turn in, I'm not the tin foil hat type for the most part, but I don't feed the bears either...

Again, this is a hypothetical scenario.

 

Yea, kind of like when my 12 year old daughter comes up with them, I laugh my a** off, they are all just tests to see my wife's and my reaction, just good she asks first rather then get in trouble first and beg for forgiveness.

This topic does bring up the question. All these so called good intentions of these buy back programs. Id love to know if anyone ever got pinchd on their way to one of these. Wheres the protection from prosecution for a "good deed"?????

If there is one thing I would NOT do with it, it would be turn it in to the police. Now I would actually imagine that is probably the "proper" thing to do, I would pass. There are just to many examples of people getting in trouble for doing the right thing. You don't want to be the guy who runs into the wrong cop on the wrong day or the wrong district with the wrong prosecutor. I am more inclined to go with the destroying the serial numbered piece of the firearm option.

That pistol should already have a date with a smoke wrench, IMO

This topic does bring up the question. All these so called good intentions of these buy back programs. Id love to know if anyone ever got pinchd on their way to one of these. Wheres the protection from prosecution for a "good deed"?????

 

 

I've always wondered the same thing. I find it really hard to beleive that as you're walking up to the table to lay-down, whatever, that someone's not there taking a photo or something. Same feelings around those unused-drug drop-off programs they have to.

In a perfect world I'd turn it in and forget about it. In NJ I'd be worried that they might try to charge me even for trying to do the right thing.

I would most likely bury it in the woods in a deep hole. If I lived in an urban area I would destroy it by simply cutting the reciever roughly in half like a typical demilled reciever. I would sell or keep the parts.

I would turn it in to a LEO that I trusted. Like Paul said you don't know if it was used in a crime, and if the police not having the gun allowed a criminal to walk. Personally I know several LEOs that I could turn the gun into without a second thought. For those who do not have this luxury, I think you could reach out to one of the vocal LEOs who post here and find someone that you trust not to screw you over.

donate it to the artifical reef program

OH! I know!

 

If its polymer, throw the frame in a camp fire!

There are folks that pay extra for something like that....

 

 

Can you see the numbers at all? Re-stamp them onto the frame maybe?