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![[Linked Image]](http://www.mcclatchy-wires.com/incoming/v7kpqh/picture211874209/alternates/LANDSCAPE_1140/Gun_in_Bumper_84970.jpg) Police investigate how a handgun ended up in driver's bumper
By The Associated Press
LAKEWOOD, Wash. — May 24, 2018, 6:48 PM ET
Talk about gunning the engine.
Authorities say a driver near Tacoma, Washington, saw an object strike the front of his car during his evening commute Wednesday. When he stopped for gas 18 miles (29 kilometers) later, he discovered it was a handgun.
The weapon was embedded in his bumper, barrel-end first, with the trigger sticking out just below the driver's-side headlight.
Washington State Patrol Trooper Guy Gill says the driver notified troopers, who recovered the gun, which was missing its magazine. Gill calls it a "completely bizarre way to recover a weapon."
The driver didn't know whether the gun came from an overpass or another vehicle.
Lakewood Police Lt. Chris Lawler says the department is investigating whether it was linked to a nearby fight where shots were fired.
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If it was a decent gun, I'd have kept it and shut up. It might be worth quite a bit. However, there might be a 5 day waiting period before you can pull it out of the bumper.
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With odd's like this..., why couldn't it have been a lottery ticket?
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With odd's like this..., why couldn't it have been a lottery ticket?
DMc Looks like a High-Point. If you won a lottery off of luck like that the prize would probably be a set of Ginsu knives.
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Plastic bumpers are only good for a situation like this.
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I was going to say it was an XD, because it almost looks like there is a grip safety.
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I was going to say it was an XD, because it almost looks like there is a grip safety. I agree. Also looks like a protruding striker at the rear of the slide too.
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Don't be knocking Highpoints. They are the ugly women of the gun world. May not be what you were looking for but will get the job done. That's what I heard anyway. Ed k
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Don't be knocking Highpoints. They are the ugly women of the gun world. May not be what you were looking for but will get the job done. That's what I heard anyway. Ed k Just don't take 'em out in public.
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Striker in cocked position. If it was a 10mm, and it went off, car would have been destroyed
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Striker in cocked position. If it was a 10mm, and it went off, car would have been destroyed If it was one of those AR15 5.56 assault weapons, it would also destroy the next 3 cars behind it, leaving death and destruction all over town.
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Don't be knocking Highpoints. They are the ugly women of the gun world. May not be what you were looking for but will get the job done. That's what I heard anyway. Ed k I have heard that theory proposed on a number of occasions. I have yet to feel a compulsion to subject the theory to real world testing (in the context of women or guns).
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That bumper! No wonder repair cost are so high.
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That bumper! No wonder repair cost are so high. Can't help but notice: Plastic gun vs. plastic bumper.
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I would bet somebody left it on the top edge of the bed of their truck and didn't take the plunge until he was out on the highway.
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If it was a decent gun, I'd have kept it and shut up. It might be worth quite a bit. However, there might be a 5 day waiting period before you can pull it out of the bumper. Until the owner reports it missing/stolen.
Trump being classless,tasteless and clueless as usual. Sorry, trump is a no tax payin pile of shiit. My young wife decided to play the field and had moved several dudes into my house
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that's what happens when you try to hold up a moving car with an unloaded gun, guess the car showed him-her which is the more DEADLY weapon
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With odd's like this..., why couldn't it have been a lottery ticket?
DMc It was a lottery ticket, it didn't go through the windscreen.
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If it was a decent gun, I'd have kept it and shut up. It might be worth quite a bit. However, there might be a 5 day waiting period before you can pull it out of the bumper. Until the owner reports it missing/stolen. .......and it's discovered that it was used in a murder or a robbery. Not to mention the fact that it probably bounced off of the pavement at 60 mph.
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That is not a bumper, Just a piece of plastic trim. I have a roo bar on my pickup that could literally destroy that rig without chipping my paint.
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