Posted on 06/17/2004 11:07:17 PM PDT by freebilly
A Willits teen’s campaign to buy and melt down 50,000 unassembled guns failed Thursday.
Brandon Maxfield, 17, had hoped to raise $200,000 through an Internet campaign to buy Bryco Arms’ bankrupt Southern California plant.
The facility made the “Saturday night special” that misfired 10 years ago, leaving Maxfield a quadriplegic.
Maxfield said he wanted to buy the guns to prevent another child from being crippled or killed.
But he was unable to raise the money necessary to outbid the plant’s manager, Paul Jimenez by Thursday, when a Florida bankruptcy court took up the matter. Jimenez bid $150,000.
Maxfield’s Florida attorney, Rick Thames, said it would have required at least $175,000 to outbid Jimenez.
Glenda Anderson
Your comment was dead on.
When will these dumb-asses ever learn? Guns don't kill people; unsupervised bonfires kill people! Haven't these nitwits ever heard of a little place called Texas A&M? Fire safety people! "Eddie the Eagle" needs his friend "Smokey the Bear" to keep our children safe and secure.
On a serious tip, this is a monumentally stupid idea. Everyone knows that we need those guns to keep those stupid Gits from England in line.
Hey, what would you guys do if King George III just came over to your house and started pushing you around?
Thought so!
Do the numbers mean that attorney's fee was $24999?
I'm curious as to exactly what kind of 'misfire' leads to being a quadrapalegic.
My guess is that it was something along the lines of a hang fire, and he looked down the barrel. (which would be quite stupid) I cannot see an exploding chamber or some other type of material/manufacturing defect leading to that severe an injury.
Brandon, what exactly happened to you and why?
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