modelflyer2003
Sharpshooter
I had a revolver stolen from my vehicle two years ago from in front of my house one night. Please spare the lecture: lesson learned, never again. It was my truck gun, Taurus Model 82 foreign Police trade ins, S&W Model 10 knockoff from the early 1970's. I bought two at the same time 7 years ago for $125 each from a dealer. Imported via Century Arms by the dealer that bought a bunch of them. I really liked them and never regretted buying two of them, even if my wife thought I should only "need one". They have the bull barrels. I still have the other. I did the whole police report thing and have never heard anything since. Unfortunately, every time I see an article in my hometown reporting that someone was robbed at gun point or shot by unknown person, I wonder if it was my gun. The odds are very small but my mind still goes there. I was near the police station earlier this week and decided to stop in to inquire as to the disposition. For all I knew the gun was sitting in an evidence locker somewhere or was recovered then destroyed. The lady behind the desk was able to use her computer and see that the revolver has not been recovered. She said I would be notified if the revolver ever turns up. I found myself wondering if this would really happen, but I will take her word for it. Now here lies the question: If you had a firearm stolen and had been missing for two years and the police said they have recovered the gun, and that you could pick it up, would you? I have no way of knowing if the gun was used in the commission of a robbery or a murder. I am not talking about your grandfather's favorite family heirloom that has been passed down from father to son. That's a no-brainer. I'm taking about a mass imported revolver that is easily replaced? Half of me says I want my firearm back and the other half is leery. All hypothetical, because my firearm is still out in the Twilight Zone somewhere.