Coroner auctioning off guns used in suicides

[BAMCIS]

Pennsylvania coroner auctioning off guns used in suicides​

http://www.foxnews.com/us/2014/10/3...-off-guns-used-in-suicides/?intcmp=latestnews

GREENSBURG, Pa. – A western Pennsylvania coroner is auctioning off about 100 guns used in suicides and accidental shooting deaths.

Corner Ken Bacha says the Nov. 8 surplus weapons sale is Westmoreland County government's first since his father was coroner in the 1980s.

He says state law requires local governments sell off unclaimed property. Proceeds will help fund county government.

Bacha's office took possession of the guns during death investigations. Family members had a year to get them back before they became county property. Some of the weapons have been in the county's hands for decades.
Bacha says guns were used in 34 of the 55 suicides in the county last year.

No weapons used in homicides are being auctioned off. They're kept in storage for use as evidence.

Interesting. Probably some pretty nice guns to be had. Any cop will tell you that occasionally some pretty nice guns, even family heirlooms are used.

Personally, it wouldn't bother me in the least to own say a beautiful Colt Python or a 1911 that was used for this. Make one helluva BBQ story, that's for sure. "Yeah, as far as I know when I got it it was only fired once and dropped once".

What say the NWFA braintrust?

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[Norm0931]

I think you can pick up TSA confiscated firearms in govt auctions as well. Hmm, apparently the Sheriff's Dept is holding the auction and you actually have to be there in person. Sort of a bummer. 8(

 

[ZA_Survivalist]

Some sweet deals I'm sure..
But some seriously bad juju.

That being said if they had a few of the hard to find firearms I've been after, Id buy'em.

 

[Norm0931]

Maybe we should inquire what Washington County does with their firearms confiscated from non-homicides? Might be worth a phone call.

http://www.oregonsheriffs.com/sheriffs-sales.htm

Only real estate listings. Says they only need to post personal property 10 days in advance. I'm gonna call WA Country tomorrow and ask when their next personal property sale is.

 

[Screwdriver]

Yeah some seriously bad juju

 

[elsie]

WashCo auction link - no specific list found yet:

http://www.co.washington.or.us/Sher...minalInvestigations/property-and-evidence.cfm

Unfortunately, the stealitback link doesn't seem to go anywhere.

elsie

 

[Modeler]

Wouldn't bother me in the least, as long as it's a good deal. And they cleaned the former owner off the slide and barrel before selling them.

 

[BrentN]

I have a hard time believing that anything decent is going to make it to the auction table. What a macabre collection to own though.

 

[Otter]

Why blame the gun? Guns don't kill people. People kill people and in some case themselves.

 

[U201491]

I have a hard time believing that anything decent is going to make it to the auction table. What a macabre collection to own though.

It is an inanimate object. It does not take on the soul of who was shot by it.
What would be a shame is for some nice collector piece to be lost from stupid
fears and misconceptions and worse from some LE latching on to the good
ones before they hit auction

 

[BAMCIS]

I have a hard time believing that anything decent is going to make it to the auction table. What a macabre collection to own though.

I bet this is one time when "low round count" actually means that.

 

[Modeler]

What a macabre collection to own though.

No more macabre than collecting milsurp rifles. I would imagine that most of the Mosin's and milsurp SKS's out there have been used to end at least one life, probably more.

 

[OLDNEWBIE]

Some of you may own a suicide gun and don't know it. Everyone who buys these is not going to keep it forever!
http://billandersonauctioneer.com/?page_id=44
Here's the link for the morbid among you!

 

[Modeler]

Some of you may own a suicide gun and don't know it. Everyone who buys these is not going to keep it forever!
http://billandersonauctioneer.com/?page_id=44
Here's the link for the morbid among you!

Not a whole lot on that list to get excited about.

 

[clearconscience]

When I lived in kentucky the state police did this too, only you had to be an FFL to go to the auction so it was usually mom and pop shops or pawn shops going

 

[OLDNEWBIE]

Not a whole lot on that list to get excited about.

If you could pick up some of those old break top revolvers for $30 a piece I'd go for it. Might even turn around and make a few bucks off of them. How exciting it is, is all about the price.

 

[Modeler]

If you could pick up some of those old break top revolvers for $30 a piece I'd go for it. Might even turn around and make a few bucks off of them. How exciting it is, is all about the price.

I guess I should have qualified that, not much to get excited enough about to arrange a purchase, shipping and transfer to Oregon

 

[OLDNEWBIE]

A local auction like this would be kinda interesting but yeah, that would be a lot of hassle.

 

[Diamondback]

It is an inanimate object. It does not take on the soul of who was shot by it.

LOL Depends what you believe... plans for disposal of my sidearm at the time of my passing assuming my gal outlives me are to have a replacement set of grips made from my remains, so in a way I can carry on protecting her even from beyond--with a codicil in the will requiring that it and I be buried with her when she in turn passes.

 

[mjbskwim]

Hopefully they wiped the blood off quickly