Spent case with new guns

[beex215]

turn it into a "snap cap"

 

[Stevie-Ray]

How about " Keep it because it is part of the stuff that came in the box." ?

Same here.

 

[bob.a]

I've never heard of a single case being solved by this. Anyone have a link?

An incredible waste of resources and tax dollars. Surprised?

 

[Average Joe]

Toss it, if you ever need one, just pick one up off the ground after you shoot it, after all ,its the same gun isn't it ?

 

[stu925]

Last I had heard which was a couple years ago, New York had not solved a single case using the database. Those spent cases are shipped off to the NYS Police for entering into their database. There was talk of disbanding both the NY and MD databases, but I think that's all it was, talk.

Stu

 

[lamarw]

I do not know the States requiring the empty shell casing to be sent in. In the States that do require it, do the Law Enforcement Offices also have to send them in?

I have purchased 4 new pistols this past year in the State of Albama. Only one gun came with an empty shell casing, and yes I did reload the brass.

 

[sourdough44]

I add it to my reloadable case supply.

 

[atlctyslkr]

I've kept it just in case some state starts requiring that all guns imported into that state have to be test fired.

 

[CajunBass]

The few new guns I've bought that have them, I just leave them in the envelope, in the box.

 

[James K]

If you live in one of the states (NY and MD that I know of) that requires the fired case, the dealer will send it in to the state police. If you are in any other state, you can do whatever you want with it.

MD had an interesting situation in the last legislative session. The legislature was about to repeal that law since no crime had ever been solved using the fired case. By some strange coincidence, during the Senate hearing, lo and behold, one of the most corrupt and politicized police (I use the word very loosely) forces was able to solve a crime using the fired case evidence. Whoopee! The repeal bill was withdrawn, and the cops went happily back to shaking down businesses and smuggling in drugs and guns (without cartridge cases). The cops claimed they could not have traced the gun without the fired case, even though they had the gun! Lies, on top of lies.

(A couple more of that county's finest have just been arrested for dealing drugs and illegal booze. And the Feds jailed the county executive and his wife for accepting bribes from real estate developers. But the fired case law keeps us all safe from criminals.)

Jim

 

[Rifleman1776]

Never heard of this.
I haven't purchased a new (modern) gun in so long I wouldn't have encountered this situation. Sounds very Big Brotherish to me.

 

[Cheapshooter]

How about " Keep it because it is part of the stuff that came in the box." ?

That is probably better stated than my #2 choice. It's kind of what I meant.
My choice is #1 just as a personal protest to stupid governmental regulations!

 

[alabaster]

Use it as a snap cap. Never thought of that. Maybe it ain't totally useless after all...