Man pulls Uzi submachine gun out of a pond with magnet and rope

The Independent via Yahoo ^ | 7/24/2019 | Adam Forrest

[BradtotheBone]

A man experimenting with a magnet plucked a fully-loaded Uzi submachine gun and several other weapons out of a pond in Massachusetts, reports say.

The unnamed individual called the police after pulling the Uzi out of Pillings Pond in the small town of Lynnfield. Lynnfield officer Patrick Curran inspected the submachine gun and discovered it was loaded, before encouraging the man to throw his powerful magnet – attached to the end of rope – back into the water to see what else he could find.

The magnet fisher pulled another four guns from the pond, including a Glock handgun, a Colt Cobra revolver, a semi-automatic handgun and a revolver with “significant corrosion”, according to The Boston Globe. All five of the firearms were loaded, local police said. The weapons were handed over to state police ballistics for further analysis.

A state police diving team was also called out to conduct a more thorough search of Pillings Pond, but the magnet man had done such a thorough job they did not find anything else.

[SJSAMPLE]

WHY are we hearing about this?

Amateur.

[DoodleBob]

Thank you. You got it...First reply.

I was getting worried. The other day, it took 21 replies on a thread about "how to pronounce Muller" before someone posted a Ben Stein "Bueller?" picture. On a separate thread about a møøse it took 9 replies before someone mentioned sisters and bites. And often I see a Maureen Dowd post without anyone posting a Catherine Zeta-Jones pic (that one doesn't bother me because I think it's a little sophomoric, but I'm an originalist).

You've renewed my hope in humanity. Thank you again.

[csvset]

The tragedy of fish on fish crime...

Crime in our schools, terrible !

[mountainlion]

The tragedy of fish on fish crime...

I wonder if some of the shootings in Chicago were not fish who pinned it on gang members?

[Tax-chick]

You’re welcome. Some of us remember The Rules.

[Tax-chick]

LOL!

[Lurker]

That Colt Cobra could be worth a couple thousand dollars all by itself depending on condition.

L

[wally_bert]

A bucket of Metal Rescue might help.

[lefty-lie-spy]

This is news...???
WTF won’t stick to a magnet? Magnet fishing is the poor man’s metal detecting. Looks like fun adventuring, but how could you NOT come up with a gun in a body of water eventually?

[Spacetrucker]

Who on earth do you think those hoods from Southie went there to throw their guns in the water? Nobody would EVER think to look in Lynnfield for guns used in a crime.

[shooter223]

Don’t forget the extractor and ejector on the semi-autos. They leave marks too.

[Spacetrucker]

Another thought - pray the cops that are aware of this guy’s name aren’t corrupt in any way or some hoods are gonna be looking for him.

[Migraine]

While shooting fish...

You're supposed to do that in a barrel, I thought.

[DCBryan1]

[real saxophonist]

My favourite Uzi picture. Secret Servive Agent Robert Wanko:

[real saxophonist]

Secret Service. Dammit...

[DCBryan1]

Change the barrel and firing pin, problem solved.

And the feed ramp, ejector, and bolt/firing pin.

[DCBryan1]

You’re welcome. Some of us remember The Rules.

THE RULES

1) Keep your money in your front pocket.
2) Don't talk to "the man".
3) Never sick your d**k in crazy.

[Rappini]

I would have had a hard time handing in the Cobra.

[Scrambler Bob]

I thought those evil Glocks were Plastic.