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Offline Fred McIntire

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A Collection Of Family Guns Stolen
« on: December 20, 2009, 06:25:46 PM »
Well, I finally sat down and figured up how many of my guns were stolen by an in-law and their value.

How about $18,000 !!!!

What really makes me sick is that many of these guns were given to me by my late Father and late Uncle. The sentimental value cannot be priced.

I had been on the move for the last few years, between a bankruptcy and a divorce that had me losing over $750,000 of real estate and personal property. I never really felt like I had a "secure" place for my guns. So, I stored them at my cousins house for a few years. All was well until my cousin passed away. I retrieved some of my guns that I hunted with on a regular basis but I was assured by her husband that my guns were "safe" at the house. There was no need to move them. They will be safe right here. We had always been a close family over the years and I never suspected that he would do me like this. Well, I saw him at a funeral one day and I told him that I needed to come get my guns. He said "Well, I'm not sure how many are there. You know that contractor stole a bunch of stuff". He said this at the same time he told my daughter that he had sold her horse saddle valued at almost a $1,000 !  This SOB never even had "In Memory" cards made for my cousins funeral. Yet he spent $2,000 on a new furnace 2 weeks after she died !

I'm in the process of filing suit against the No Good SOB to try to at least recover something from him.

It just makes me sick to think that so many years of memories and hand me down guns are lost, not to mention the dollar value. One of these guns was an original 1860 Colt Army black powder revolver.

I know now that I should have kept the guns myself but I felt like they were safer and more secure there. Its amazing what happens to families when people die.

I'm sure others have been through something similar. I guess its a good thing for him that I have a lot of self control.

Fred

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Re: A Collection Of Family Guns Stolen
« Reply #1 on: December 20, 2009, 06:54:44 PM »
Fred:

I did not lose like you but i had a very similer experiance with my own. i ended up losing about 3 grand of my dollars i paid for most them. they were worth a little more. however nothing can replace the heirloom value. and worst than that is the betrayal by those you love and trusted.

i wish you luck in recovering from them. i have a very bitter bitter heart to this day over my experiance over 20 years ago. i just can not look at my family member the same it hurt me that bad.

so i do understand and i hope things will work out and you can recover what was stolen. nothing will replace the loss of the trust and faith you had for those responsible.

good luck to you

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Re: A Collection Of Family Guns Stolen
« Reply #2 on: December 20, 2009, 08:13:23 PM »
Fred McIntyre:  I can relate about how you feel about family and guns.  I've had a bad experience myself.


Many years ago my Mom kept a friends guns for her.  The guns were at Mom and Dad's for over a year.  Mom had Dad move my guns that I left there for De3r hunting, and she put her friends guns in the same location.  The one place I had always kept my guns in.  While visiting later that year, I went into that closet to get a rifle for hunting.  I noticed it was not my gun, but one of the same make and model, same caliber.  I went in and asked Dad about it.  Mom heard me ask Dad and started throwing a fit.  She was yelling that those guns were not mine and for me to leave them alone.  Dad got my gun from his room and I went deer hunting with my brother Jim. 

Several months later Mom's friend called me and asked if I had taken or seen, one of her guns she had stored at my Mom's house.  I told her of all the guns I had seen in the closet, and that when I realized they were not mine I left them alone.  She asked about a .357 pistol, I told her I had not seen any handguns.  She told me My Mom had told her that I was the only one who had been in that closet, and if anything was missing I would be the one responsible.  WOW, that hurt, my own mother accused me of being a thief.  I told my Mom's friend I had an idea where the pistol might be, but it might take a while to locate it.  She gave me the Make, Model, and serial number.  I promised her I would keep an eye out for it. 

Three years ago my brother Rob (Lionhunter) and I removed all the guns from Mom and Dad's house.  Mom was insistent that all guns be removed, she did not want any guns left for any reason.  She was afraid my Dad might try and use one to kill himself since he was getting depressed over his having been diagnosed with Dementia.  She just kept preaching about how she never wanted another gun in her house, and if we brought one there she would "stomp a mud hole in us". 

Two weeks ago while talking to Mom on the phone, something was said about break-ins around that area.  Someone had broken into her sister's house.  Mom made the statement, "No body better break into her house.  She would take the pistol she keeps in her night stand and teach them they chose the wrong house".  I asked her what caliber her pistol was?  She replied she had her a .357, and she knew how to use it.  Wow where did Mom get a .357, she is too cheap to buy one.  I know her too good. 

Guns and family members as well as friends don't mix well.  Someone always seems to have to get stupid.
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Re: A Collection Of Family Guns Stolen
« Reply #3 on: December 21, 2009, 01:14:25 AM »
Family will steal from you quicker than they will from a stranger.
There are a lot of phychological reasons for this but the bottom line is, it happens. I know.
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Re: A Collection Of Family Guns Stolen
« Reply #4 on: December 21, 2009, 03:14:39 AM »
 thats a shame..to bad your wife can t gettum straitened out. slim