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ManiacJoe

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38. They should at least donate the ammo to the local police

Reply to cali (Original post)

Thu Jun 23, 2016, 03:02 PM

Jun 2016

instead of just discarding it. Lord knows they could use the extra training and practice.

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To send a message, family plans to destroy stockpile of inherited guns worth millions [View all] cali Jun 2016 OP

Should have wrapped his dead fingers around it all and buried it with him randr Jun 2016 #1

Nice MariaThinks Jun 2016 #2

I have to wonder about the taxes though FLPanhandle Jun 2016 #3

Depends on how many millions. Brickbat Jun 2016 #5

The first 5.4 million per person is exempt, nt ohnoyoudidnt Jun 2016 #15

Wow. I didn't know it was so high. FLPanhandle Jun 2016 #19

97% of Americans don't need to worry awoke_in_2003 Jun 2016 #35

Yep.... GOPers get the public up-at-arms over "Death Taxes" which only affect extremey wealthy groundloop Jun 2016 #21

Yep, plus there are ways around it, like trusts and giving away money/assets before death. MillennialDem Jun 2016 #33

It's actually the estate that pays the taxes. SheilaT Jun 2016 #36

That's where all the .22 ammo went DashOneBravo Jun 2016 #4

they should sell all of it and give the money to the candidates that we need to win beachbum bob Jun 2016 #6

that sounds great, but it kind of defeats their point. cali Jun 2016 #7

The attorney says they're just ordinary citizens, mountain grammy Jun 2016 #8

Very impressive...that's a lot of money to forego...knr joeybee12 Jun 2016 #9

6.5 tons of ammunition. 3catwoman3 Jun 2016 #10

Can they have it recycled? IronLionZion Jun 2016 #11

I'd love to see an art project to repurpose some of the material eShirl Jun 2016 #12

Makes you wonder what goes through a person's head packman Jun 2016 #13

"Collectors" like this lead one to tend to believe that ... eppur_se_muova Jun 2016 #14

he said he was 'a human-alien hybrid secret agent sent to save the human race' AntiBank Jun 2016 #27

Very good point passiveporcupine Jun 2016 #28

K&R ReRe Jun 2016 #16

gad. I hope not. Turn it over to the police or military or something. cali Jun 2016 #17

Don't agree... ReRe Jun 2016 #22

I would think it should be melted down and recycled. passiveporcupine Jun 2016 #29

That makes sense- as long as you get a reputable expert cali Jun 2016 #31

In the middle of the desert.. ReRe Jun 2016 #34

I'm thinking of a big Minecraft style demolition event... haele Jun 2016 #37

Your ideas... ReRe Jun 2016 #39

If any are museum-worthy, they could sell to museums at half price & still get them off street. nt Bernardo de La Paz Jun 2016 #18

Or donate for a tax write off greiner3 Jun 2016 #25

Yes - before they are destroyed I'd see if any of them are museum worthy csziggy Jun 2016 #40

Ok by me if every gun and bomb on this planet got raptured. tavernier Jun 2016 #20

Good News on a gruesome saidsimplesimon Jun 2016 #23

Mysterious LA loner with $5m gun arsenal convinced multiple women he was 'a human-alien hybrid AntiBank Jun 2016 #24

Whoa. Stranger than fiction. cali Jun 2016 #26

They should crush them in front of the NRA Hqts in Va. Historic NY Jun 2016 #30

+1. cali Jun 2016 #32

Rent one of these: hunter Jun 2016 #45

They should at least donate the ammo to the local police ManiacJoe Jun 2016 #38

How the hell could anyone justify 6 1/2 tons of ammunition? lpbk2713 Jun 2016 #41

Must be nice to be 1%ers. Taitertots Jun 2016 #42

I would hope though that if any of them are museum pieces that they would atleast donate them cstanleytech Jun 2016 #43

I have provided an unwanted inherited gun disposal service to many friends Sen. Walter Sobchak Jun 2016 #44