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Right. But as the article tells it, it wasn't even found in his possession; it was found with a bunch of junk in a park, along with some of his mail. Apparently
by mb7733 3y ago
Right. But as the article tells it, it wasn't even found in his possession; it was found with a bunch of junk in a park, along with some of his mail. Apparently his DNA was on it but then they admit there was doubt about how conclusive that was. I'm just amazed that that kind of shaky evidence could result in a 5 year prison sentence.
All that aside, what the hell is a pipe gun? What exactly did they find? A length of PVC...
https://www.camdennewjournal.co.uk/article/homeless-man-living-on-hampstead-heath-jailed-for-making-and-burying-gun https://www.camdennewjournal.co.uk/article/homeless-man-livi...
- hiatus 3y agoFrom the image, that does not look to be PVC but a metal pipe. It is possible to create a firearm from a pipe that can fire shotgun shells. Here's an example: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lJUtEnCLVUI https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lJUtEnCLVUI
- mb7733 3y agoIt's definitely plastic. It's also of a much greater diameter than a shotgun shell. And, it doesn't resemble at all the device in that video. That aside, the fact that it's possible can make a firearm from a pipe, doesn't seem to me to mean that someone should do 5 years in prison... for possibly having touched a pipe... found in a pile of junk. Either there is more to this or something went seriously wrong here legally