Dunkirk101
04-14-2005, 01:59 AM
Man this is a very interesting story :eek:
Antique tommy gun found inside wall of home
http://a.abclocal.go.com/images/wls/wls_041305_tommygun.jpg
April 13, 2005 — A Will County man made an interesting discovery while rehabbing a house in unincorporated Lockport Township.
While ripping out a wall, Andrew Mayes found a tommy gun, favored weapon of many gangsters of the 1920's and 30's. It is a 1928 AL Thompson machine gun, fully automatic and in pristine condition. There's also ammunition with a receipt dated 1940.
The Will County Sheriff's Department took possession of the tommy gun and ammo. There is little chance Mayes will get it back. The gun is illegal to own in Illinois. <end>
For those that don't know, back in the early part of the 20th century, Chicago was well known for some of the most famous hoods in American history ( as well as some of the most famous lawmen that brought them down) . Not that these hoods should be glorified by their lifestyles or anything, but this gun is a piece of Chicago's history and only who knows who the owner might have been. Even though I detest guns of all kinds, this one I think should be kept by law enforcement and placed in one of our Chicagoland museum. :cool:
Heres the link: http://abclocal.go.com/wls/news/041305_ns_tommygun.html
Antique tommy gun found inside wall of home
http://a.abclocal.go.com/images/wls/wls_041305_tommygun.jpg
April 13, 2005 — A Will County man made an interesting discovery while rehabbing a house in unincorporated Lockport Township.
While ripping out a wall, Andrew Mayes found a tommy gun, favored weapon of many gangsters of the 1920's and 30's. It is a 1928 AL Thompson machine gun, fully automatic and in pristine condition. There's also ammunition with a receipt dated 1940.
The Will County Sheriff's Department took possession of the tommy gun and ammo. There is little chance Mayes will get it back. The gun is illegal to own in Illinois. <end>
For those that don't know, back in the early part of the 20th century, Chicago was well known for some of the most famous hoods in American history ( as well as some of the most famous lawmen that brought them down) . Not that these hoods should be glorified by their lifestyles or anything, but this gun is a piece of Chicago's history and only who knows who the owner might have been. Even though I detest guns of all kinds, this one I think should be kept by law enforcement and placed in one of our Chicagoland museum. :cool:
Heres the link: http://abclocal.go.com/wls/news/041305_ns_tommygun.html