What happens to your gun once you use it in self defense?

[Sylvain]

Ummm...you clean it???

That wouldn't be a smart thing to do.

 

[Integraholic]

It's been a year and a half for my buddy's gun sitting in evidence. I hope he's the exception.

 

[lovemachine]

I have an additional 9mm just for this reason. I EDC a M&P9c, and have a Glock 19 in the safe, with another holster.

If you have a gun for self defense/home defense, it's very smart to have a backup. It can be taken away after a self defense situation, and/or it could malfunction. It's always smart to have a backup somewhere.

 

[BowhuntnHoosier]

It goes back into its holster on my hip.

 

[JSeroka]

Getting the firearm back is not 100% true. My brother loaned his pistol to one of our friends that, at the time, just got back from Iraq and was waiting for new firearm purchase to go through. He got pulled over and firearm was confiscated. The prosecutor charged him for improper handling of a firearm, even though he had a army license and was secured legally by the state of OH rules. He was of course acquitted and when my brother tried to get his firearm returned the police informed him it was "destroyed" and could not provide paperwork on when it was scheduled for disposal or when it was "destroyed".

Now we all know one of the LEO's probably "destroyed" it into his back pocket or something, but he never followed up on it because to get a small claims case against the city/county/state would have exceeded the cost of the firearm in question so just chalked it up to bad luck.

Side note, buddy did buy my brother a replacement.

 

[squirrelhntr]

Good point. From some of the horror stories I've heard after a firearm gets confiscated. I'd keep my high priced weapons in a safe and use something you don't mind forfeiting, or reblueing. An old used 12 guage loaded with 00 Buck would work. Or maybe a machete.

 

[Clay]

once a gun gets a taste for blood you have to put them down, or they start randomly shooting at women and children. They can't be trusted once they get the blood lust.

 

[maxmayhem]

another great idea...are glocks dishwasher safe? somebody find out