N.C. man busted for possessing 'weapon of mass destruction'

M

Madmallard

.223 Rem
Messages
1,240
Reaction score
907
Location
Tioga County
A North Carolina man was arrested last Thursday for possessing a weapon of mass destruction, the Cherokee County Sheriff's Office announced on Facebook.

Owen Gregory Dean, 44, was apprehended after the North Carolina State Bureau of Investigation (SBI), North Carolina Department of Public Safety Adult Corrections (DPS) and the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms (ATF) searched his residence in Murphy based on a tip and discovered a blasting cap. The cap was later secured safely and removed by bomb technicians.

N.C. man busted for possessing 'weapon of mass destruction'
 
tirwin1

tirwin1

.450/400 Nitro Ex
Messages
12,780
Reaction score
33,276
Location
rochester
I remember the public service ads aimed towards kids when I was growing up in the 1960's. They warned us to stay away from blasting caps and intercut images of curious kids picking them up with huge explosions. They ran frequently enough on TV to make us think these things were just lying around all over the place. In retrospect it makes me wonder just how irresponsible were construction crews if kids could just wander on to a site and pick up a blasting cap.
 
@thewheels

@thewheels

.308 Win
Messages
3,052
Reaction score
4,092
Location
Taxland
Hope no rapes or murders happened while they were wasting their time picking this low hanging fruit.
 
Deplorable Me

Deplorable Me

.577 Tyrannosaur.
Messages
23,963
Reaction score
46,626
Location
Western Front; Occupied NY
Meanwhile hundreds of NY plate cars, trucks and vans parked outside Phantom Fireworks in PA stocking up for the 4th.

161220174605-01-mexico-fireworks-explosion-1220.jpg
 
BDinPutnam

BDinPutnam

.475 A&M Magnum
Messages
14,492
Reaction score
20,850
Location
Someplace else
tirwin1 said:
I remember the public service ads aimed towards kids when I was growing up in the 1960's. They warned us to stay away from blasting caps and intercut images of curious kids picking them up with huge explosions. They ran frequently enough on TV to make us think these things were just lying around all over the place. In retrospect it makes me wonder just how irresponsible were construction crews if kids could just wander on to a site and pick up a blasting cap.
Click to expand...

If you have Amazon prime- somewhere in the free movies section they have a compilation of blasting cap safety films from the 60's-70's. Good stuff.
 
repete

repete

.338 Win Mag
Messages
5,486
Reaction score
7,930
Location
Rochester NY
ProgSpear said:
How many 30-06 rounds does it take to equal a blasting cap I wonder?
Click to expand...
Don't know but I read a thread on reusing a fired primer by flattening it back out and carefully cutting out 2 caps and inserting them into the cup and then reinserting the anvil. It worked! Good to know for the end of the world scenario.
 
You must log in or register to reply here.
Top