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Title: What Would You Do
Post by: Trapper Rob on August 05, 2015, 09:34:35 pm
Years ago my grandfather gave me a Colt 1911 from when he was in WWII I walked past the gun cabinet the other day at his house & something didn't look right the pistol was gone & the 2 boxes of shells I had for it also so I ask & nobody knows they said it should be there but that was the only thing missing that I could tell.
Title: Re: What Would You Do
Post by: JoJoDapyro on August 05, 2015, 09:55:02 pm
Report it. That is a drag. I was looking at one just today on my lunch break. I had a gun that was left to me stolen as well. It sucks. Nothing males you feel worse than knowing that someone you trust took something that means so much!
Title: Re: What Would You Do
Post by: Grasshopper Mouse on August 05, 2015, 10:02:00 pm
Famly meeting:
"Folks, a few years ago Grandpa gave me a gun that really means a lot to me. Now that gun is no longer in the cabinet and due to the circumstances I have to believe a family member has it. Now I don't care who took it or why they took it, but if that gun isn't back in the cabinet within five days the police will be notified of the theft.
If the gun is returned then things stop there and no questions asked. However, if the police get involved then fingerprints will be taken, an investigation will be made, and there ain't no one that's going to be happy."

In all honesty the police will probably fill out a report and then do nothing. But does the person that has the gun want to take that risk?

Guy
Title: Re: What Would You Do
Post by: JoJoDapyro on August 05, 2015, 10:13:34 pm
I'm sure Rob knows what he is dealing with family wise. That is a good plan Guy. I know if one came up missing on my end it would be gone already. Such a bummer!
Title: Re: What Would You Do
Post by: Zuma on August 05, 2015, 11:12:20 pm
The only thing I can say is if you think you are
getting screwed.
Talk to other folks that go through a family ordeal
where someone or someones are just totally greedy.
I've been there and it sucks. The suspicions are
 the worst part. I think it's just best to let the
 good lord handle it. Good luck Rob
Zuma
Title: Re: What Would You Do
Post by: ssgtchad on August 06, 2015, 09:49:29 am
Report it, if it was pawned a good chance of getting it back if you have the serial numbers.  Good luck.
Title: Re: What Would You Do
Post by: sleek on August 06, 2015, 10:20:57 am
Take the serial numbers ( assuming it had any ) to the police. Talk to all the pawn shops. Hopefully you noticed it the day it went missing and isnt one of those deals where its been gone weeks and you just noticed it.

Bad thing about family. They think because you are family you have to put up with them. Family will screw you faster than any friend ever will. You may have to make a very strong point to them all. And if any thing else was mine over there, id take it home now. Gun cabinet and all.
Title: Re: What Would You Do
Post by: Ed Brooks on August 06, 2015, 10:36:42 am
best of luck getting it back Trapper.  I lost one in a truck that was stolen one time, still ticks me off & it was just a cheap 22. Ed
Title: Re: What Would You Do
Post by: Trapper Rob on August 06, 2015, 09:49:19 pm
Sleek I think it's been gone for awhile I never go in the back room very often &  I never wrote down any # didn't think this would happen.
Title: Re: What Would You Do
Post by: sleek on August 06, 2015, 10:24:18 pm
Pardner, gueard the rest of your stuff, be friendly when asked why you're taking everything thats yours,  but be honest. Someone knows something. Curious question though, who lives there now? None of my business of course, just wondering because im assuming your grandfather is not.
Title: Re: What Would You Do
Post by: Trapper Rob on August 07, 2015, 03:21:48 am
Sleek my grandfather lives there but everybody pitches in to spend the nights & sit with him during the day so we don't have to put him in a home.
Title: Re: What Would You Do
Post by: sleek on August 07, 2015, 05:00:36 am
Your grandfather is a lucky man. As are you to have a grandpa like him. You already know this of course. Glad to hear it though. As for the gn, we all have things that maoe us sick when we think of it. That will never go away but best start now putting it in a different part of your mind.
Title: Re: What Would You Do
Post by: Marc St Louis on August 07, 2015, 08:44:44 am
As long as what you do doesn't leave you with regrets later on
Title: Re: What Would You Do
Post by: JoJoDapyro on August 07, 2015, 11:03:23 am
Quote from: Marc St Louis on August 07, 2015, 08:44:44 am
As long as what you do doesn't leave you with regrets later on
That is the position I found myself in. I know who took my gun, and it makes me sick to think that they would do me like that. But in the end I know that I won't allow that person to be in a position to do it again. I hope it all works out!
Title: Re: What Would You Do
Post by: DC on August 07, 2015, 12:28:32 pm
If it was years ago that he gave it to you is it possible that he forgot and gave it to someone else?
Title: Re: What Would You Do
Post by: sleek on August 07, 2015, 12:36:14 pm
Quote from: JoJoDapyro on August 07, 2015, 11:03:23 am
Quote from: Marc St Louis on August 07, 2015, 08:44:44 am
As long as what you do doesn't leave you with regrets later on
That is the position I found myself in. I know who took my gun, and it makes me sick to think that they would do me like that. But in the end I know that I won't allow that person to be in a position to do it again. I hope it all works out!

Im the type that would gather every thing I could that makes me think they have it. Then if it really was provable,  call them out on it. Alone first but if that didnt work, to other members.  I have a rough family and maybe thats why I think like I do, but I dont need them and have dis owned my own mother, along with several grandparents.  if you dont need that person in your life, and you have more than a suspicion, id go on it.
Title: Re: What Would You Do
Post by: JoJoDapyro on August 07, 2015, 12:41:12 pm
It is a tough one to call anyone out. If you have ever been falsely accused of something it sucks. To some, family is all there is. I didn't talk to my mother for a lot of years, and in the end it wasn't worth it. As stated before, do what makes you feel good about it. I wouldn't rock the boat, if they are dirty enough to steal, they are dirty enough to lie about it!
Title: Re: What Would You Do
Post by: JW_Halverson on August 07, 2015, 10:30:53 pm
Here's a good reason for everyone to spend this weekend doing an inventory of your guns.  Write down the make, model, serial numbers, condition, and identifying marks and customizations.  Keep a copy for yourself and give another copy to your legal representation, trusted friend or family member, or in a safety deposit box.  My good friend, Maggie, holds the copy of my inventory.  My insurance agent holds the other copy (when I added up what I paid for them, I was shocked.  Shocked enough to add them to my insurance!)

Sadly, someone set wheels in motion that will have sad repercussions for the whole family.  Suspicion will eat at everyone from now on.  I am so sorry for you and your family.
Title: Re: What Would You Do
Post by: Trapper Rob on August 07, 2015, 11:33:20 pm
I wish I would have done like JW said & wrote the # down this gun was beautiful & shot dang good also. As far as him forgetting for the past 3 years his mind hasn't been good he'll start yelling for my grandmother & she's been gone for over 20 years the other night when my wife spent the night she come home the next morning & told me pap was yelling up the stairs for me to get out of bed so him & I could go milk the cows at 2 in the morning.
Title: Re: What Would You Do
Post by: sleek on August 08, 2015, 12:00:54 am
Sounds like he hasnt lost his motivation.  I admire him for that!
Title: Re: What Would You Do
Post by: Spotted Dog on August 24, 2015, 01:48:16 pm
I understand the heart ache that goes with this. My dads 1911 went missing years ago. The uncle who took it pasted away
and no one knows where the gun went.
Rob, where did your grandfather serve?  Mine hit the beaches of Normandy. A tank commander in the 3rd armored division
of the first army called SPEARHEAD.  Still living but in a veterans home. Purple heart and 4 bronze stars.

Dan