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Was her captor Saddam Hussein?
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What?
Well if you wish to know, it was a Mexican crime syndicate.
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I was wondering since there is an actual gold-plated AK(-74) and Dragonuv SVD sniper rifle in existence. They belonged to Saddam Hussein and US troops "liberated" them from one of his palaces in 2003. (They were looking for hostiles and high value targets like Hussein himself, they never expected to find such things.)
If a Mexican ganglord wanted a Hussein-style gun that's his choice. As per whether it could be sold off, there's no such thing as a no answer. As per her "acquiring" it, that could be part of (or the entire) story.
edited 23rd Jul '13 5:42:45 PM by MajorTom
"Allah may guide their bullets, but Jesus helps those who aim down the sights."
What?
The gun was confiscated as evidence.
The police later sold it off in an auction that she won.
BTW she comes from a rich family.
EDIT: Oh! Maybe that could be her motives in the present day. To redeem her family's name after a history of having family members becoming pawns and bargaining chips for organized crime.
edited 23rd Jul '13 5:53:37 PM by Worlder
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But if it was confiscated off as evidence, wouldn't they need to keep it to be used in court?
What?
Well certain pieces of evidence does get auctioned off once the trial is over, right? Or am I wrong?
edited 23rd Jul '13 6:28:33 PM by Worlder
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Yeah, but some is kept in case of retrials and appeals.
If the golden gun was merely a status symbol, and not actually used, they'd probably put it up for auction I guess.
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I would assume that it would be an illegal gun('black market', no serial number, papers, (might) have been used in other crimes ect) and they wouldn't bother selling it.
edited 24th Jul '13 12:19:59 AM by m8e
Well, I'd say it depends.
If you want her to be able to buy it at a police auction, then it could be sold at a police auction.
The fact is few people reading are going to have any greater knowledge of police auctions than you do. So they're not going to know that it's not realistic. And more to the point, it's fiction. Fiction is allowed to take those sorts of liberties with how things work, because they're not about reality, they're about telling stories. If something improves a story, and fits the general rules you've already laid out for the setting, then it can be tossed in without fear of people objecting.
Worst case scenario, you end up having to handwave it as the police bending the rules because they need the money.
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Sorry to be such a Negative Nancy. Just trying to play Devil's Advocate and look out for potential issues in order to identify and work out any Fridge Logic:
Another thing to consider is that the item in question is a (working?) firearm. The sale of which could potentially be more tightly regulated than say, a cigarette lighter or silverware.
edited 24th Jul '13 2:17:22 AM by peasant
or you could handwave it in he other end and actually make it legal and have it go unused or just used on a firing range.
Like, no point owning a gold-plated AK-47 if you have to hide it, and really no point using it in any crimes if you have a bunch of other (better) weapons. Weapons that isn't mounted in a display case. Like Luthen said, make it a status symbol.
edited 24th Jul '13 11:32:40 PM by m8e
I was just raising the question whether people auction off guns, firearms and other such weapons due to (likely) extra legislation governing the sale and trade of such items?
Yeah, I'd wager that semi-automatic firearms are not, after their confiscation, handed out by the police to anyone able to meet the minimum bid—partly because purchasing a gun (Legally) requires a lot of paperwork, and partly because, unlike with most other careers, they're not all that happy when there's a lot of demand for their services.
And I say semi-auto because full-auto AK47s aren't really allowed in the country. Sure, you could get your hands on a fully automatic one, but come on. A kidnapper belonging to a criminal organization doing something illegal? Why, I've never heard of such a preposterous accusation!
edited 24th Jul '13 8:45:33 PM by Rem
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If it's just a trophy, I suppose the police could disable the gun before selling it?
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I know the existence of police auctions ever since I saw an episode of The Simpsons where Homer bought Snake's Lil Bandit.
I was wondering if this character who was once kidnapped and held for ransom, would be able to acquire the gold-plated AK-47 of her captor as a trophy and as a Tragic Keepsake.