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Man, grandson reel in 2 sniper rifles magnet fishing near Miami
AP ^ | Feb. 1, 2022

Posted on 02/02/2022 8:09:49 AM PST by PROCON

MIAMI — A man and his 11-year-old grandson found a little more than they were looking for during a weekend fishing trip. The pair pulled two .50-caliber Barrett sniper rifles out of a canal near Miami.

Duane Smith told the Miami Herald he saw a YouTube video on magnet fishing and decided to give it a try on Sunday. They dropped a 5-pound magnet in the C-102 canal in southern Miami-Dade County.

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TOPICS: Chit/Chat; Local News; Military/Veterans
KEYWORDS: 50caliber; banglist; barrett; c102canal; florida; magnetfishing; miami; sniperrifle; tragicboataccident
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To: lee martell

“It’s the .88 Magnum. It shoots through schools.”


61 posted on 02/02/2022 8:53:58 AM PST by Covenantor (We are ruled...by liars who refuse them news, and fools who can not govern. " Chesterton)
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To: TexasGator

One... There is no evidence yet that these were “stolen”.
Two. They were not transported or shipped anywhere.

They are found goods and have not left Florida.

If the rightful owner comes forward to file a claim... then the story changes.

This is no different than finding a $100 bill on the ground.


62 posted on 02/02/2022 8:54:36 AM PST by Dead Corpse (A Psalm in napalm...)
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To: TexasGator

Yeah, I’m aware of your nannyisms.

From my home page

___________________________________________________________________ I’ve been pro-gun since I realized it was a right protected in our 2nd amendment, since I was a child.

I was gonna start building a gun collection in the 1980s. But then I saw this movie scene when Red Dawn came out. A chilled hush ran through the theatre.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3OaF-j8x5Vc

I thought about that movie for 3 days. I decided I would never be on anyone’s list of gun owners.

I was vindicated in this decision when a Newspaper sparked outrage for publishing names, addresses of gun permit holders
https://www.cnn.com/2012/12/25/us/new-york-gun-permit-map/index.html

And my decision was once again vindicated in the town I live in — San Jose, CA passed law requiring gun owners to get liability insurance
https://www.npr.org/2022/01/27/1076049808/san-jose-passes-law-requiring-gun-owners-to-get-liability-insurance

___________________________________________________________________


63 posted on 02/02/2022 8:54:58 AM PST by Kevmo (I’m immune from Covid since I don’t watch TV.🤗)
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To: TexasGator

You are guilty of violating a federal crime.”

I may be in violation of a federal criminal statute, but who isn’t these days?

The DoJ and FBI can go and asexually reproduce.

5.56mm


64 posted on 02/02/2022 8:57:18 AM PST by M Kehoe (Quid Pro Joe and the Ho need to go.)
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To: FoxInSocks

“Who said the rifles were involved in “interstate or foreign commerce”? Even the authorities admitted they’ll have difficulty assessing the origins of these firearms.”

Tennessee to Florida is interstate.


65 posted on 02/02/2022 8:58:52 AM PST by TexasGator (UF)
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To: Red Badger

How many magnetic fish are there? Is mercury magnetic?


66 posted on 02/02/2022 8:59:41 AM PST by Larry Lucido (Donate! Don't just post clickbait!)
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To: TexasGator

Why is it against the law?


67 posted on 02/02/2022 9:01:10 AM PST by wardaddy (1-20-21 if ever a day needed a reckoning settled with blood....I'm with Bannon)
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To: Dead Corpse

“Two. They were not transported or shipped anywhere.”

They magically appeared?


68 posted on 02/02/2022 9:01:12 AM PST by TexasGator (UF)
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To: Dead Corpse
Two. They were not transported or shipped anywhere.

Please see Post #65 - Barrett is a Tennessee company...

69 posted on 02/02/2022 9:01:46 AM PST by Who is John Galt? ("Shoeless Joe" played for the White Sox; "Clueless Joe" lives in the White House...)
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To: Dead Corpse
The two rifles are now property of the ATF (serial numbers removed).

The act of stamping the numbers into metal changes the metal structure underneath stampings.

The serial numbers will be chemically recovered to find the origin and transferre to dealer and any buyer.

70 posted on 02/02/2022 9:04:57 AM PST by Deaf Smith (When a Texan takes his chances, chances will be taken tfahat's for sure.)
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To: M Kehoe

And state:

Florida Statutes 790.27 – Alteration or removal of firearm serial number or possession, sale, or delivery of firearm with serial number altered or removed prohibited; penalties


71 posted on 02/02/2022 9:06:11 AM PST by TexasGator (UF)
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To: Qui is

Amazon sells a good magnet/ rope combo. I like mine.


72 posted on 02/02/2022 9:08:02 AM PST by Texas_Guy
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To: Dead Corpse

“This is no different than finding a $100 bill on the ground.”

LOL!

Florida Statutes 790.27 – Alteration or removal of firearm serial number or possession, sale, or delivery of firearm with serial number altered or removed prohibited; penalties


73 posted on 02/02/2022 9:08:09 AM PST by TexasGator (UF)
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To: TexasGator
Florida Statutes 790.27 – Alteration or removal of firearm serial number or possession, sale, or delivery of firearm with serial number altered or removed prohibited; penalties

These guys didn't remove the serial numbers... So this does not apply.

Not very pro-2A are you...

74 posted on 02/02/2022 9:10:09 AM PST by Dead Corpse (A Psalm in napalm...)
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To: Deaf Smith

I know...

However, these two are idiots for opening their mouths to begin with. The way prosecutors are these days, they be lucky if some democrat appointee doesn’t charge them with “constructive intent” or some other bs...


75 posted on 02/02/2022 9:11:37 AM PST by Dead Corpse (A Psalm in napalm...)
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To: Dead Corpse

“These guys didn’t remove the serial numbers... So this does not apply.”

ROTFLMAO! Have your mother explain it to you.


76 posted on 02/02/2022 9:12:06 AM PST by TexasGator (UF)
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To: Who is John Galt?

I know.

And?

These two did not purchase them from Barrett. They found them in a Florida river. Absent someone else to come forward with a lost/stolen claim... they are found goods.


77 posted on 02/02/2022 9:13:02 AM PST by Dead Corpse (A Psalm in napalm...)
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To: PROCON

If the serial #’s are filed off, the ATF has them already.


78 posted on 02/02/2022 9:13:11 AM PST by Wizdum (Tyranny always ends badly for the tyrannical. Ask Ceaușescu, Gaddafi or Saddam.)
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To: TexasGator

Insults now... after showing support for idiotic and unConstitutional gun control laws.

Are you sure you know what you are doing?


79 posted on 02/02/2022 9:14:01 AM PST by Dead Corpse (A Psalm in napalm...)
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To: Dead Corpse

“they are found goods.”

Possession of same is a violation of federal and state laws.


80 posted on 02/02/2022 9:14:45 AM PST by TexasGator (UF)
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