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Leaf · February 23, 2019, 02:29 PM

This might sound a little obnoxious but one time I acquired a nice Colt .45 Commander to carry off duty from a misdemeanor defendant. I wrote the guy a ticket for carrying it illegally (loaded and concealed in the glove box of his car) and asked the court to award it to the police department for off duty officer carry. It didn't make the weapon mine but it allowed for me to carry and use it. I gave it back to the department when I retired.

In retrospect it was a rather crappy thing to do to the guy that I now rather regret.

Although I did really like the pistol but for when the firing pin would flatten out and create malfunctions.

February 23, 2019, 02:29 PM	#55
Leaf Junior member Join Date: August 11, 2018 Posts: 198	This might sound a little obnoxious but one time I acquired a nice Colt .45 Commander to carry off duty from a misdemeanor defendant. I wrote the guy a ticket for carrying it illegally (loaded and concealed in the glove box of his car) and asked the court to award it to the police department for off duty officer carry. It didn't make the weapon mine but it allowed for me to carry and use it. I gave it back to the department when I retired. In retrospect it was a rather crappy thing to do to the guy that I now rather regret. Although I did really like the pistol but for when the firing pin would flatten out and create malfunctions.