This is scary

**CHEMICAL** · October 15th, 2013, 06:26 PM

Originally Posted by unclejumbo

You're knowingly in possession of a stolen firearm. I would suggest either an attorney or call the police and surrender it to them. Explain the situation and let your "friend" twist in the wind. It will be up to his grandfather if he wants to press charges but I'd be damned if I'd hang on to it now that you have posted what you posted for the world to see. I also wouldn't return it to the thief.

The grandfather has no obligation to pay you for the gun that was stolen from him. Don't even go there. You can press charges on your friend as well so that may give you the leverage to get your money back from him.

Problem is what if he turns it over to the police and the grandfather gets pissed off and turns around and presses charges on him?

**unclejumbo** · October 15th, 2013, 07:42 PM

Originally Posted by CHEMICAL

Problem is what if he turns it over to the police and the grandfather gets pissed off and turns around and presses charges on him?

There aren't any charges to press. The victim doesn't determine that, the police and prosecutor do that. I'm hopeful that he did the right thing by this point or he may be getting into that area where he may get jammed up. Especially if he's holding the gun until he gets his money back.

**762xIan** · October 15th, 2013, 10:54 PM

4 days.....no update?

Sometimes threads like these with somewhat "illegal" or possible illegal activities or actions get my spidey sense tingling.......lots of good folks with good answers here, but it kind of makes you wonder if we get trolled for responses sometimes, for outsiders to gauge how we react.

Just my .02

**Gunowner99** · October 16th, 2013, 09:28 AM

Originally Posted by 762xIan

4 days.....no update?

Sometimes threads like these with somewhat "illegal" or possible illegal activities or actions get my spidey sense tingling.......lots of good folks with good answers here, but it kind of makes you wonder if we get trolled for responses sometimes, for outsiders to gauge how we react.

Just my .02

Very good point!

**MikeinPhilly** · October 16th, 2013, 10:21 AM

Originally Posted by 762xIan

4 days.....no update?

Sometimes threads like these with somewhat "illegal" or possible illegal activities or actions get my spidey sense tingling.......lots of good folks with good answers here, but it kind of makes you wonder if we get trolled for responses sometimes, for outsiders to gauge how we react.

Just my .02

Either that or he couldn't afford bail?

**t1066** · October 16th, 2013, 12:11 PM

Originally Posted by MikeinPhilly

Either that or he couldn't afford bail?

Well, he hasn't logged in for that long.

**bortle** · October 16th, 2013, 12:51 PM

Waiting for an update..............

**Brian D** · October 16th, 2013, 01:54 PM

Originally Posted by ForeverPA

OK, but there is no mechanism, or requirement in law, to have evidence of ownership of long guns. How can you lose something you cannot prove it was yours to begin with? Looks like we need a new law!

Huh? Almost all the physical objects we own do not have a government mechanism, requirement in law, or evidence of ownership. Does that mean I can walk in your house and start taking things that you don't have receipts for?

If the grand father says he lent it to the grand son, since he is the owner of nthe item then thats how they will proceed.