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Fisherman reels in gun from Hudson River
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| Nov. 7, 2010
Posted on 11/07/2010 2:49:02 PM PST by JoeProBono
JERSEY CITY, N.J.- New Jersey authorities say they are checking a barnacle-encrusted gun fished out of the Hudson River for a connection to any crimes.
Jersey City police said a 71-year-old man was fishing off a pier facing Lower Manhattan Wednesday when he reeled in a .32-caliber semiautomatic handgun, The Jersey Journal of Jersey City, N.J., reported.
The fisherman carried the gun to a nearby hotel, where a doorman told him to drop the weapon, reports said. The man complied and went back to fishing.
Police say the gun was partially covered with duct tape and had barnacles on it. They interviewed the fisherman, relying on his son as an interpreter because he speaks only Chinese, reports said.
Hudson County First Assistant Prosecutor Guy Gregory said Friday his office and the Jersey City police are investigating.
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FILE PHOTO
About the size of a fat wallet.
A ".32-caliber semi-automatic Kel-Tec brand pistol" would be small like a PPK.
Kel-Tec P32
To: JoeProBono
Now let’s hear from people who say that .32 will not do any damage.
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posted on
11/07/2010 2:50:34 PM PST
by
Red in Blue PA
(Planning on using 911? Google "Brittany Zimmerman")
To: JoeProBono
Duct tape? Probably a prop from a Bruce Willis movie.
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posted on
11/07/2010 2:51:02 PM PST
by
FlingWingFlyer
("In God We Trust", everyone else must show proof of citizenship.)
To: Red in Blue PA
Colt Model 1903 Pocket Hammerless .32 ACP
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posted on
11/07/2010 2:55:02 PM PST
by
JoeProBono
(A closed mouth gathers no feet - Visualize)
To: JoeProBono
If this happened in England the guy would have been charged with having an unlicensed weapon ...happened to a retiree who found an old rusted shotgun, took it to the police station and they charged him ....
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posted on
11/07/2010 2:56:52 PM PST
by
SkyDancer
("If You Don't Read The News You're Uninformed, If You Do Read The News You're Misinformed")
To: SkyDancer
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posted on
11/07/2010 3:03:56 PM PST
by
JoeProBono
(A closed mouth gathers no feet - Visualize)
To: SkyDancer
Factory "A" engraved Model M in .32 caliber
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posted on
11/07/2010 3:06:49 PM PST
by
JoeProBono
(A closed mouth gathers no feet - Visualize)
To: SkyDancer
Transporting a firearm anywhere except directly to and from hunting or target practice, or directly to / from your residence to a business for purposes of repair or sale is a felony in New Jersey. You can lawfully possess handguns in NJ so I guess it is not as bad as England ... but close.
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posted on
11/07/2010 3:07:04 PM PST
by
R W Reactionairy
("Everyone is entitled to their own opinion ... but not to their own facts" Daniel Patrick Moynihan)
To: Red in Blue PA
Now let’s hear from people who say that .32 will not do any damage.I believe that the river damaged the .32 more than the .32 damaged the river. /s
To: JoeProBono
There are probably more guns at the bottom of the Hudson River than there are carp...
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posted on
11/07/2010 3:07:22 PM PST
by
Russ
(Repeal the 17th amendment)
To: JoeProBono
Fisherman reels in gun from Hudson RiverMust be from one of the many boating-related gun collection losses I've heard bewailed here on FR.
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posted on
11/07/2010 3:07:56 PM PST
by
Still Thinking
(Freedom is NOT a loophole!)
To: JoeProBono
Nice little gun. But don't fire Aguila ammo in it. My daughter inherited one from my first wife's father. She damaged it by firing Aguila, which is pretty hot ammunition. Now it rests in the gun safe. Her gun is now a Glock 17.
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posted on
11/07/2010 3:09:39 PM PST
by
JoeFromSidney
( New book, RESISTANCE TO TYRANNY. More @ www.book-resistancetotyranny.com)
To: JoeFromSidney
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posted on
11/07/2010 3:13:53 PM PST
by
JoeProBono
(A closed mouth gathers no feet - Visualize)
To: JoeProBono
Were the fishermen to be using magnets instead of hooks, I imagine there would be a lot more recovered guns.
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posted on
11/07/2010 3:15:30 PM PST
by
UCANSEE2
(Lame and ill-informed post)
To: Russ
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posted on
11/07/2010 3:16:36 PM PST
by
JoeProBono
(A closed mouth gathers no feet - Visualize)
To: JoeProBono
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posted on
11/07/2010 3:17:28 PM PST
by
DesertRhino
(I was standing with a rifle, waiting for soviet paratroopers, but communists just ran for office)
To: JoeProBono
This is the one I had before I Lost it in a boating accident!
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posted on
11/07/2010 3:17:37 PM PST
by
Red_Devil 232
(VietVet - USMC All Ready On The Right? All Ready On The Left? All Ready On The Firing Line!)
To: UCANSEE2
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posted on
11/07/2010 3:18:48 PM PST
by
JoeProBono
(A closed mouth gathers no feet - Visualize)
To: JoeProBono
Fell off a boat. Probably taped in a strategic place for self defense.
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posted on
11/07/2010 3:24:48 PM PST
by
raybbr
(Someone who invades another country is NOT an immigrant - illegal or otherwise.)
To: JoeProBono
I had one that looked about that bad. I boiled it in radiator cleaner about an hour and the rust came off in sheets. It cleaned up real good.
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posted on
11/07/2010 3:26:23 PM PST
by
OldEagle
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