[TheForge] why church bells are not stolen was Re: the theft of metal public

[Andrew Vida]

I take it this thread is about theft of copper and other $$ metals for 
sale to scrap yards, no?

On 4/18/15, 10:45 AM, Ries Niemi wrote:
> This is a situation where the only thing that works is government.
Um, no.  Defending your own property works far better.  Hang out and 
wait, AR15 in .338 Specter at hand w/300 gr. slugs, subsonic, and a good 
can to keep things quiet.  Thieves enter by foot, leave by handcuff or 
body-bag, their choice.
> As I said, here in Washington, we have laws regarding the buying of scrap, and they are enforced.
> NO kegs can be bought for example, unless the seller can prove they are in the beer business.
Hell with that.  Kegs make pretty decent gas forges.
> NO wire with the insulation burnt off, unless you can prove in writing it was done legally, not over a campfire in your backyard.
That's just stupid.  I take an acetylene torch and slag the wire into a 
mold.  Now what?  Prove where you got the copper ingots?

Yeah,  because police-state tactics have such a glorious history of success.

Sheesh.