Originally Posted by
Rogar
I had an older hunting single shot shotgun that was damaged to the point of little or no commercial value. Rather than discard it into the trash, I called the local police who said I could turn it into their station. It was not a pleasant experience. Although I wasn't treated quite like a criminal, there were obvious suspicions and it was not a comfortable experience. I had to answer a number of questions, show my ID which was photocopied, and have a policeman escort me to my car to retrieve the weapon. I do understand why it would not be acceptable to bring a weapon into the station. It was pretty much like they had never had something like that happen.