300 Guns Removed From Home In PA

[Fenway]

Check the video

Over 250 Rifles, Assault Weapons, Machine Guns And Handguns Removed From Holmesburg Home Of Retired OfficerCBS Philly

 

[IrishSon of Liberty]

Police say all of the weapons seized at the home were legally registered to Joseph Kelly, a 78-year-old retired Philadelphia Police Officer and Korean War veteran, who recently passed away.

* emphasis added


From the information provided in the story, I'm guessing that his home was sitting vacant after his recent passing, and the local wrongdoers happened upon his lifelong collection.

Good find on the story!

 

[patience0830]

SOOOooooo

when is the Philthedelphia police auction gonna take place? Looks like the old fella had some good ones. Shame he didn't have kin close enough to take care of his things when he passed.

 

[grimor]

I love seeing collectible guns piled in the back of a pickup...

 

[gunrott]

Nice collection to bad they are treating them like trash when loading them up!

 

[femurphy77]

I can't believe that nice old man had all those guns, he seemed so nice and quiet, just a little old man!

WE ALL AIN'T RAMBO HONEY!


Get to tha choppa!!!!!

 

[jimbolucky13]

now that's excercising your rights

 

[fastwally]

The sad part is life long passion will probably end up being destroyed if he has no family.

 

[Expat]

I love seeing collectible guns piled in the back of a pickup...

That was pretty upsetting. You should treat other people's property with some respect... at least that is how I was raised.

 

[Westside]

I think I just found my long lost uncle

 

[Colt556]

Some of the comments posted at the bottom of the report are interesting. It's a shame that they were just throwing his collection in the back of the truck like cord wood! Hopefully this won't happen to any of us.

 

[Dawall]

Very sad how his lifes collection of fine firearms were treated. No respect..

 

[glock2010]

now that guy had a bunch of guns, and the way those people treated them when they were loading the truck was crazy no respect at all

 

[Stnmikita]

Travesty

It's nice how everyone seems to be so freaked out and the entire spin of the report is what evil and harm likely came from or might have come from this collection. Not one single comment of the treasure trove of collectibles or valuable items that it may have been.

Here was my reaction upon seeing them dumping rifle after rifle into that truck bed like bags of tube sand:

[ame]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NPxnQv4RH5s[/ame]

 

[kedie]

Was that an MG-42 being tossed in the back of that truck?

 

[M67]

Arsenal? I thought that was a word reserved for the weapons cashe of a criminal

The news and the people they interviewed are kind of making it sound like a bad think he had firearms.

I'm impressed with this man. And I can't beleive his collection is being thrown around like that, at least put a blanket on top to provide a little protection.

 

[Leadeye]

Considering that the man was a retired LEO I can't see philly politicos making much out of this. The guns will probably quietly disappear.

 

[pjcalla]

"...where they'll be checked out to see if they were purchased legally." Why would it matter? He already passed away.

 

[Leadeye]

Was that an MG-42 being tossed in the back of that truck?

Certainly looked like one but the picture is a little fuzzy. A 42 should have light brown micarta grips and a wood stock. I think somebody repops them in semi auto or did.

 

[Yamaha]

They need to see if he has any family. If yes, contact them about this. Possibly hold an auction for their benifit. If no real family or will, I see no issue with the department sponsoring an auction and donating proceeds to charity....