[LETHAL: The .22 calibre bullet found in Walthamstow High Street on a market day morning (D6W1001)] Posted on 11/14/2006 1:14:26 PM PST by kiriath_jearim
LIVE ammunition has been found lying in the doorway of a busy high street shop.
The .22 calibre short round bullet was found at the entrance of the 99p Stores in Walthamstow High Street on Wednesday morning, November 1.
[LETHAL: The .22 calibre bullet found in Walthamstow High Street on a market day morning (D6W1001)]
Haroon Khan, who has a firearms licence and is a member of a local gun club, was alarmed to discover live ammunition in a Walthamstow doorway.
The bullet, of Swiss origin, was still in its brass casing, complete with enough gunpowder for it to fire itself.
continued... Mr Khan said that if it had been struck hard enough or exposed to heat it could have gone off.
"This sort of thing should not be lying around. It was live, primed and active," he said. "But rather me pick it up than a little kid.
"How can you feel safe when you are finding things like this on the street?
"To get hold of one of these is not easy. You have to go through a scrutinised search, you need a licence and you have to belong to a club."
Ammunition of this kind would ordinarily be used in a small handgun or pistol, and both can be owned legally under licence.
But to leave strictly controlled goods out in the street would be enough for a firearms licence to be revoked.
The bullet has been examined at a Metropolitan Police laboratory and details about it kept for future reference.
A police spokesman said: "Recovering firearms and ammunition is a priority for the police. We take the same view of ammunition as we do of a gun.
"If it goes bang, it is still lethal."
Police are treating the unattended ammunition as a crime. Mr Khan alerted them at 10.16am, and they arrived at his shop to pick up the bullet at 11.32am.
AAIIIEEEEE! A .22!
I always buy ammo with gunpowder, myself. The ammo without just plain sucks.
What's so alarming is the way this article is written. Wide spread panic over a .22 caliber round. With the writer, it was a big of a deal as finding hot plutonium. This is what happens when only the brain washed write the News. But with the unfortunate loss freedom to own fire arms is loss of perspective about them. I used to find loose ammo all the time as a kid, in fact we all did. Did any one get hurt? No.
If Nancy Pilosi gets her way we will be reading stories like this happening in the USA.
This is the funniest thread of all time!
Shazzam!
BWHAHAHAHA!
Excellent Work!
Ridiculous UK Girlie Man Bullet ping
Spilled primers & vacuum cleaners are not a good mix.
actually, not quite. It is as if it were shot from 1/8" long barrel - the bullet would not be able to pick up much speed. Since there would be no heavy firearm, the brass case would end up flying back faster.
There's one rattling around the coin compartment of my purse this very moment.
"While they are huddling over it in awe, walk up behind them with an air filled paper bag.....POW!!!!"
LOL!! Too good!
This writer has gotten a case of the vapors over this.
"When Good Bullets Go BAD!!!"
That's a relief. I was afraid they had found a second lethal bullet.
I have a coworker who hand loads, has no less the 500 rounds on had for every gun he has and he has over 60 guns.
That's funny.
I think my head just exploded.
that sounds about right for reloading especially if you have a Dillon or other progressive reloader....
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