Rocket launcher discovered amid household trash alarms neighbors

yourhoustonnews.com ^ | 19 April 2012 | Stefanie Thomas

[smokingfrog]

KINGWOOD - Residents at a Forest Cove town home community had quite a scare Thursday morning when they found a military rocket launcher-type weapon lying on top of some boxes laid out for trash pickup.

“I was pretty sure it was real when the garbage people wouldn’t pick it up and said they weren’t messing with it,” said neighbor James Earl.

Agents with the Houston division of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms responded to the 900 block of Marina Dr. around 11 a.m. April 19 and confirmed that the fear-inspiring object was indeed a military guided missile device. Agents quickly determined, however, that the weapon no longer contained any explosive agents and all that remained was the hull.

“It must have been in storage for a very long time,” Sr. Special Agent Arthur Gonzalez said at the scene. “It was very dirty and had all kinds of cobwebs inside. I cleaned it out and even found a bunch of black widow spider eggs inside the tube.”

Gonzalez said it is not illegal to own a spent rocket launcher.

[Sirius Lee]

But, no, empty LAWS tubes are not illegal or dangerous.

I bet you could turn it into an excellent spud launcher. That would clean out the spider eggs, too.

FOOP! There's nothing so satisfying as watching a potato fly across the field and into the pond.

I feel sorry for kids now. They aren't allowed to have any fun.

[archy]

Destroyed many of those in the late 80’s ..... some via trigger, others on a demolition shot...... etc .

You think the one pictured in #35 is one of the *Block III* units?

[Squantos]

Not a clue Archy.... Don’t even remember covering US weapons at the foreign materials intelligence school’s... For specific origins or type unless it had a specific standout hazard outside of the norm.

My primary base of knowledge was “render safe” and improvised uses an as a battlefield pick up. I did spend time at mcgregor range at Ft Bliss on the stingers yet SA-18’s etc were my sino soviet concern. Came across the redeye only a few times an used flex linear shape charges or bulk C to destroy em.

Block III .... Not a clue buddy...

Stay safe.