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Bullet found in doorway (UK)
Guardian Series - East London and Wessex ^
| 9th November 2006
| David Williams
Posted on 11/09/2006 7:34:18 PM PST by primeval patriot
LIVE ammunition has been found lying in the doorway of a busy high street shop.
The .22 calibre short round bullet was found at the entrance of the 99p Stores in Walthamstow High Street on Wednesday morning, November 1.
Haroon Khan, who has a firearms licence and is a member of a local gun club, was alarmed to discover live ammunition in a Walthamstow doorway.
The bullet, of Swiss origin, was still in its brass casing, complete with enough gunpowder for it to fire itself.
Mr Khan said that if it had been struck hard enough or exposed to heat it could have gone off.
"This sort of thing should not be lying around. It was live, primed and active," he said. "But rather me pick it up than a little kid.
"How can you feel safe when you are finding things like this on the street?
"To get hold of one of these is not easy. You have to go through a scrutinised search, you need a licence and you have to belong to a club."
Ammunition of this kind would ordinarily be used in a small handgun or pistol, and both can be owned legally under licence.
But to leave strictly controlled goods out in the street would be enough for a firearms licence to be revoked.
The bullet has been examined at a Metropolitan Police laboratory and details about it kept for future reference.
A police spokesman said: "Recovering firearms and ammunition is a priority for the police. We take the same view of ammunition as we do of a gun.
"If it goes bang, it is still lethal."
Police are treating the unattended ammunition as a crime. Mr Khan alerted them at 10.16am, and they arrived at his shop to pick up the bullet at 11.32am.
LETHAL: The .22 calibre bullet found in Walthamstow High Street on a market day morning
TOPICS: Foreign Affairs; Government; News/Current Events; United Kingdom
KEYWORDS: banglist; hailbritannia; hissyfit; london; nexttodoorstop; uk
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To: primeval patriot
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posted on
11/09/2006 7:35:42 PM PST
by
cripplecreek
(If stupidity got us into this mess, then why can't it get us out?)
To: primeval patriot
3
posted on
11/09/2006 7:36:31 PM PST
by
SuzyQue
(Remember to think.)
To: primeval patriot
They still make 22 shorts?
4
posted on
11/09/2006 7:37:00 PM PST
by
P-40
(Al Qaeda was working in Iraq. They were just undocumented.)
To: primeval patriot
You can't hardly kill yourself by shooting yourself in the head with one of these things.. Don't get me wrong.. It IS a bullet.. but the easiest to get and most commonly used for target practice with your kids.. i think they are over reacting just a tad...
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posted on
11/09/2006 7:37:03 PM PST
by
dcrider182
(Col. Dean R. Hiatt.. WWII Hero. LC.Cpl. Brad Shuder. 9-11 Hero.. you are both loved and missed)
To: primeval patriot
If it isn't illegal, why is this even newspaper-worthy?
To: primeval patriot
BWAhaHAhaHA! If these guys looked in my closet they'd faint stone away!
To: primeval patriot
.22, huh? But was it an assault bullet?? Sheesh! Hundreds could have been killed! They need to strengthen their laws.
8
posted on
11/09/2006 7:37:30 PM PST
by
ClearCase_guy
(The broken wall, the burning roof and tower. And Agamemnon dead.)
To: SuzyQue
Is this for real?
I hope not. It sure is funny anyway.
9
posted on
11/09/2006 7:37:57 PM PST
by
P-40
(Al Qaeda was working in Iraq. They were just undocumented.)
To: P-40
Well it is the Guardian Series.
10
posted on
11/09/2006 7:39:29 PM PST
by
cripplecreek
(If stupidity got us into this mess, then why can't it get us out?)
To: primeval patriot
What will they discover next--live wad-cutters?
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posted on
11/09/2006 7:40:23 PM PST
by
Brad from Tennessee
(Anything a politician gives you he has first stolen from you)
To: primeval patriot
A .22 short? ....and a live one, no less? Alert Scotland Yard! Don't let anyone into or out of the city until this mystery (and possible threat to national security) is solved.
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posted on
11/09/2006 7:40:53 PM PST
by
Mr. Mojo
To: primeval patriot
Egads! They have people sticking bottle rockets up their unmentionables and they're worried about one bullet?
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posted on
11/09/2006 7:41:02 PM PST
by
kinoxi
To: primeval patriot
No worries, somebody was using it as a fuse in their car.
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posted on
11/09/2006 7:41:19 PM PST
by
razorback-bert
(I met Bill Clinton once but he didn?t really talk ? he was hitting on my wife)
To: primeval patriot
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posted on
11/09/2006 7:41:27 PM PST
by
IncPen
(When Al Gore Finished the Internet, he Invented Global Warming)
To: SuzyQue
To: primeval patriot
"The bullet, of Swiss origin, was still in its brass casing, complete with enough gunpowder for it to fire itself."
This bullet can "fire itself?" Where do I get them? All of my bullets demand that I fire them for themselves....I guess mine are just too lazy.
To: Mr. Mojo
Scotland yard hell, call Interpol.
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posted on
11/09/2006 7:42:39 PM PST
by
cripplecreek
(If stupidity got us into this mess, then why can't it get us out?)
To: primeval patriot
A match grade .177 air rifle is more threatening.
19
posted on
11/09/2006 7:42:47 PM PST
by
edpc
(Violence is ALWAYS a solution. Maybe not the right one....but a solution nonetheless)
To: primeval patriot
I would hope that Scotland Yard was notified.
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posted on
11/09/2006 7:43:01 PM PST
by
Beagle8U
(Angry voters tend to make poor choices politically.....Unfortunately we all have to live with them.)
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