FBI recovers rare gun
The feebs recovered a breech loading carbine, originally made for Emperor Napolean III in the 1800’s from a collector in San Antonio. The collector was unaware that the rifle had been stolen from the French during World War II. However, that’s not the funny part.
This is the funny part.
According to the FBI, the French government contacted the FBI after learning it was for sale on the Internet.
Wow. That’s some great legwork there, FBI. It’s only funny because if you read the article in its entirity, the FBI agent at the end who gives a statement makes it sound like this was a complicated investigation; as opposed to what actually happened – some dork asnwered a phone call from France.
I am glad that the French were able to retrieve one of their cultural artifacts, however I hope that they paid the previous owner for the rifle and didn’t just take it from him.
Edit: Eye kan spel gud.
August 10th, 2007 at 9:39 am
I can almost guarantee they took it from him. There’s generally no compensation when it comes to recovering stolen property, even if you didn’t know it was stolen property. You’re basically SOL if you buy something stolen, and the original owner asserts his claim on it.
August 10th, 2007 at 9:40 am
Breech, not breach.
August 10th, 2007 at 9:45 am
I don’t figure the feebs would have paid him for it, but maybe the French would be grateful that he’s preserved this rare artifact in pretty good condition.
I doubt it, but it’s more likely than the FBI paying him.
August 10th, 2007 at 2:25 pm
The Feds compensate the seller? Sure. They’ll most likely charge him with possession of stolen property.
August 10th, 2007 at 3:08 pm
Especially since he admitted in the auction that he knew it was stolen.
August 10th, 2007 at 6:37 pm
Hmmm…. what’s the statue of limitations for theft?
Steal from an individual–six or seven years?
Steal from a government–indefinite?
Sounds about nanny state correct.