Police: Man May Have Drowned Trying To Get Gun

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  1. kwflatbed Subscribing Member MC1+MC2 +MC3 82K+Poster

    HAVERHILL, Mass. -- Police in Massachusetts say a Pennsylvania man found dead in a river may have drowned trying to retrieve a gun. Haverhill police said divers found a Glock semiautomatic pistol Wednesday in the Merrimack River near the spot where the body of Matthew Bleistein, 30, of Lancaster, Pa., was found suspended by a rope around his waist on Saturday. Investigators also found a pulley Bleistein used with the rope to hoist himself over a wall, a flashlight attached to a headband, and glow sticks.

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    kwflatbed, Sep 24, 2011
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  2. justanotherparatrooper Pissin' in liberals cheerio's for 40 years :)

    Another sensless gun death! Oh when are we going to start taking this seriously.
    justanotherparatrooper, Sep 24, 2011
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  3. right.as.rain MassCops Member

    Guns don't kill people, but stupidity sure does!

    Sent from my ADR6300
    right.as.rain, Sep 24, 2011
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  4. CJIS MassCops Member

    Wow what jack ass.
    CJIS, Sep 24, 2011
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  5. Bloodhound MassCops Member

    It's time we impose a 7 day waiting period on rope.
    Bloodhound, Sep 24, 2011
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  6. 7costanza . . .

    All that for a Glock, I could see if it was a Sig or kimber or H&K.
    7costanza, Sep 24, 2011
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  7. Delta784 Acting Stupidly

    I agree....no rush to get a Glock, he could have waited a year, come back and found it, then lubed it and fired it. A SIG, Kimber, or H&K would be a chunk of rusted mess by then.
    Delta784, Sep 24, 2011
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  8. RodneyFarva Get off my lawn!

    Blasphemy sir! please speak no ill toung of such greats!
    RodneyFarva, Sep 24, 2011
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