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Woman Finds Loaded Gun In Newly Purchased Laptop Case(IN barf alert)
tristatehomepage.com ^ | 5 May, 2012 | Ryan Braschler

Posted on 05/06/2012 7:55:10 AM PDT by marktwain

An Evansville woman makes a shocking discovery after a yard sale purchase. She says all she wanted was a laptop case, but when she opened it she found a loaded handgun inside.

A lot of people find a lot of great deals at yard sales, but when Rhonda Milligan went to the Evansville Christian Life Center sale she got more than she bargained for.

Rhonda Milligan made several stops in her yard sale spree, one of those was here at the Evansville Christian Life Center on Kentucky Avenue. She bought a leather laptop case, but when she got home and opened the bag she was shocked to find a fully loaded revolver.

She says she believes the Christian Life Center was careless and did not check the bag before putting it up for sale. Milligan called police to meet her back at the Center, but by that time the facility was already closed.

She says she hopes sellers will be more careful, and that bargain hunters will take a second look before they buy.

Evansville police declined to comment on the incident on the scene. We also reached out to the Evansville Christian Life Center for comment, but those messages weren't returned.


TOPICS: Business/Economy; Culture/Society; News/Current Events; US: Illinois
KEYWORDS: banglist; find; gun; il; in
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To: marktwain

LOL. Its a new feature so that when you are trying to get service and get put on hold for the 100th time, you can shoot yourself.


61 posted on 05/06/2012 9:26:22 AM PDT by Opinionated Blowhard ("When the people find they can vote themselves money, that will herald the end of the republic.")
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To: marktwain

Yeah, I just don’t see the problem. Nothing like that ever happens to me, and if it did, I’d try to find the owner.


62 posted on 05/06/2012 9:28:26 AM PDT by pallis
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To: homegroan

I hide things so well even I can’t find them
= = = = = = = = == = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = =
In my case, I blame 1939.....
The ditz probably didn’t look in it because it felt heavy and she figured she was going to get a laptop out of the deal.

People....a good example.

There is a current ad (lawyer’s)running on the tube that has a testomonial from a woman that starts out
“I was on my way to work and got in a car accident.
Although I was ‘hurt’, I went to work and called my daughter and she suggested I call the local law firm”

My ‘world’ would take care of the injury first THEN (maybe) the lawyer.


63 posted on 05/06/2012 9:32:50 AM PDT by xrmusn (#6/98# Let's start from scratch by voting ALL incumbents out.)
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To: marktwain

She’s an idiot.


64 posted on 05/06/2012 9:35:15 AM PDT by Iron Munro (If Repub's paid as much attention to Rush Limbaugh as the Dem's do, we wouldn't be in this mess)
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To: xrmusn

You are so right! I was thinking the same thing-it must have had weight to it, so she probably thought she hit the yard sale jackpot! OR...

How do we know the gun isn’t hers? People do crazy things for attention! For their 15 minutes....


65 posted on 05/06/2012 9:43:44 AM PDT by homegroan (My husband's out looking for a good piece of bass, but he keeps bringing home trout!)
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To: G Larry

Shoot, Sight-in, Shutup.


66 posted on 05/06/2012 10:38:12 AM PDT by Paladin2
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To: mongo141

Lawyers have convinced most people they have a right to a risk free life and if anything happens to upset them lawsuits can solve it.


67 posted on 05/06/2012 10:45:26 AM PDT by wrencher
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To: Paladin2
“If I found a computer case that felt like it was loaded, I’d be tempted to take a good look inside before dropping it in my trunk.”

Is that why my B.S. meter pegged out and blew the circuit?

68 posted on 05/06/2012 10:52:42 AM PDT by fella ("As it was before Noah, so shall it be again.")
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To: Paladin2

“Sight in” a Model 36?

point, shoot!


69 posted on 05/06/2012 10:53:23 AM PDT by G Larry (Criminals thrive on the indulgence of society's understanding)
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To: marktwain

I would buy a whole truck load of laptop cases like that.

Story seems a bit fishy though. I know immediately upon picking it up if my pistol is in my pack.


70 posted on 05/06/2012 11:03:12 AM PDT by Clay Moore (The heart of the wise inclines to the right, but the heart of a fool to the left. Ecclesiastes 10:2)
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To: G Larry

It was the first “S” that I came up with to replace “Shovel” that seemed relevant.


71 posted on 05/06/2012 12:22:04 PM PDT by Paladin2
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To: bjorn14
I wish I was that lucky! What an ingrate.

My thoughts exactly. A nice pistol, a bit of ammunition to go with it, and no paperwork, federal or otherwise! What more could you ask for? Pistol, what pistol?

72 posted on 05/06/2012 12:27:51 PM PDT by Bob
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To: bjorn14

You stole the words off my keyboard.


73 posted on 05/06/2012 12:53:45 PM PDT by OneWingedShark (Q: Why am I here? A: To do Justly, to love mercy, and to walk humbly with my God.)
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To: marktwain
Geez....what a nitwit...she acted like she found smallpox or anthrax in the bag...

Her only reasonable concern would be that fact her kids have gotten to the bag first and found the loaded gun...

This story might have a completely different ending then...

74 posted on 05/06/2012 1:11:10 PM PDT by Popman (America is squandering its wealth on riotous living, war, and welfare.)
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To: G Larry; All
“Sight in” a Model 36?

I have a close friend who has a number of model 36 revolvers that he carries for self defense. He is an NRA lifetime Master pistol shot. He says that all his model 36 pistols came from the factory shooting a bit high, and that some judicious file work is required on the front sight to get them to shoot to point of aim.

His opinion is that this is done deliberately at the factory to allow the fixed sights to be customized to the carry load of the owner.

It is much easier to lower a fixed front sight than it is to add material to raise it.

75 posted on 05/06/2012 4:04:24 PM PDT by marktwain
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To: marktwain

I find a gun in a 10 dollar swap and sell item, I’m going shut up and thank my luck.


76 posted on 05/06/2012 5:10:54 PM PDT by hattend (Firearms and ammunition...the only growing industries under the Obama regime.)
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To: wrencher

“Lawyers have convinced most people they have a right to a risk free life and if anything happens to upset them lawsuits can solve it.”

The real problem is that 90% of all lawyers are in the same class as pimps, child molesters, drug dealers, politicians, rapist and other assorted vermin!


77 posted on 05/06/2012 5:27:53 PM PDT by mongo141 (Revolution ver 2.0, just a matter of when, not a matter of if!)
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To: G Larry

I would like to have a piston not traceable to me.


78 posted on 05/06/2012 6:07:38 PM PDT by PhiloBedo (You gotta roll with the punches and get with what's real.)
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To: marktwain

“Look what the gun fairy left me!” sez me.


79 posted on 05/06/2012 6:14:17 PM PDT by oldfart (Obama nation = abomination. Think about it!)
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To: marktwain

clearly we need special emergency legislation because these guns will stop at nothing - NOTHING!


80 posted on 05/06/2012 6:41:33 PM PDT by Libertarian4Bush (if you voted for obama, I have no respect for you. you're either a loser or a sucker. sorry!)
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