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Police responding to gunfire call in Dorchester don't find shooter but do find six loaded guns, one with 30 bullets
By adamg on Sat, 04/15/2023 - 10:49pm
The gun with 30 bullets.
Boston Police report officers responded to 64 Mascot St. in Dorchester on a call for gunfire around 9:10 p.m. on Friday.
Police say officers found neither shooter nor victims, but did find spent shells as well as:
A Sig Sauer P320, 9mm firearm, with one round in the chamber and fourteen rounds in the magazine, a Glock 17, 9mm firearm with fourteen rounds in the magazine, a Polymer80, Glock 17 firearm, with one round in the chamber and sixteen rounds in the magazine, a Ruger P89 9mm firearm, with one round in the chamber and ten rounds in the magazine, a Polymer 80, Glock 19 9mm firearm, with one round in the chamber and four rounds in the magazine and a Glock 19 9mm firearm, with thirty rounds in the magazine.
Anybody with info can contact detectives at 617-343-4712 or the anonymous tip line by calling 800-494-TIPS or by texting TIP to CRIME (27463).
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somethins up with that link
the "Read More" takes me to an Orange Line story (I'm sure there's a joke in that but I'm tired).
Sorry
Link fixed.
Rather vague on where the
Rather vague on where the guns were located.
That was quite an arsenal in
That was quite an arsenal in one place. Interestingly the BPD blog only says "Officers recovered" with no mention of where or how these guns were found.
Mascott Street
Is that where Wally the Green Monster and Pat Patriot live?
Don't Forget Blades!
Blades the Bruin has a den there, too - he's just been busy lately!
one dark bullett (also two with a dark tip)
anyone with munitions experience know why only one is darker than the others. perhaps it was chambered for a long time and weathered; whereas, the others have been loaded in the magazine ?
So the one with the darker
So the one with the darker-colored shell casing is most likely crappy steel-cased ammunition. Since the late 1800s, shell casings have generally been made out of brass since brass is fairly elastic compared to other metals. The reason you want elasticity is that the detonation of the powder charge puffs out the walls of the shell casing and, if that casing doesn't snap back most of the way into its original dimensions, the empty casing can get stuck and fail to eject. Steel is used as a cheaper substitute for brass, usually associated with cheap Eastern European ammunition these days. Aluminum is another cheaper casing option but those generally look more silvery-gray than what I'm seeing in the picture.
As for the silvery-looking bullet, it's most likely LRN (lead round-nosed) ammunition, i.e. it's a simple cast lead bullet without a copper jacket. This is usually a hallmark of cheap range ammo or really old school revolver rounds. I was wondering if it might be a steel jacketed bullet but I don't think it is. Like steel casings, steel jackets (which wear down a barrel more quickly but are cheaply produced) are associated with crappy Eastern European ammo; it would be weird if somebody bothered to put a steel-jacketed turd of a bullet into a brass case, so I'm leaning LRN.
Either way, I guess they assembled a real dog's breakfast of 9mm as they can't just walk into a store around here and buy more--thankfully.
Another gun in Boston Tech School neighborhood
This area is filled with violence and guns. Boston Police where are you?