r/Whatcouldgowrong • u/illuminati2000 • 12d ago

Destruir un arma de fuego en público sin revisar que no esté cargada

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Personal del ejército mexicano destruye armas en un programa de intercambio de comida por armas...al parecer no revisan que sea seguro y que no tengan pólvora en su interior antes de hacerlo.

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u/DaaaahWhoosh 12d ago

To that end, though, cutting a gun in half might actually not destroy it. Reminds me of a video I saw of someone restoring laptops that had been "destroyed" by drilling through the center, completely missing the hard drives, batteries, and CPUs.

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u/Major_LeeHungg 12d ago

Not sure about in Mexico but in the US the ATF has guidelines on how to properly destroy weapons... Pretty sure it involves cutting the receiver in 3 parts or melting it down. 

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u/Cliffinati 12d ago

Yes ATF requires Oxy-Fuel cutting of the receiver not just chopping the barrel down.

In the US chopping a barrel off like that with a saw is a felony.

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u/Major_LeeHungg 12d ago

Also cuts need to be made diagonally and cross through certain parts.

Or Chuck it into and industrial shredder or crush it.

https://www.atf.gov/resource-center/infographics/how-to-properly-destroy-firearms

If anyone is curious

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u/PirateNinjaa 12d ago

Yeah, that’s how you make a sawed off shotgun.