… I met the Illinois cop at the Indiana local city police department.
The Illinois cop told me that technically, I could keep the gun and not turn it over.
(I DID NOT understand the legal theory behind that)
I told him that even if that's true, it's not my gun and I'd never want to own it that way.
As nice as this M1 Carbine is, I'm sure it was a REAL loss to the guy who owned it...
That's a good question.Wonder if he ever got it back.
Or cut up, as a recent South Bend PD return was???That's a good question.
Back in those days I was still naive as to how police will take an innocent person's gun, and never return it.
As SWEET of an M1 Carbine as this one was (practically museum quality), possibly along the way back to the rightful owner somebody in the chain of custody saw it and said to their self, "Hmmm I like it, I think I'll keep it".
OR, if when the owner finally did get it back, it was all beat up and rusty.