Story is few months old but recovering stolen NFA items is uncommon. Made someone's day.
Stolen Tommy Gun recovered during traffic stop
YTLE, Texas - A piece of stolen property, an automatic Thompson sub machine gun, is in the process of being returned to its owner after it went missing 24 years ago.
Police in Lytle made the startling discovery during a routine traffic stop.After running the serial number on the sub machine gun, officers made another curious discovery.
"This gun has been missing from its owner since 1992," said Dear.
Officers have been in contact with the owner who lives in Bexar County.
The owner has the legal paperwork to have the Thompson.
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