Lesson #1: Don’t Throw Firearms into The Long Island Sound
If you happen to have some extra guns around the house in Rye, don't go tossing them into the Long Island Sound…
This from Kieran O’Leary at the Westchester County Police:
"At about 6:40 a.m. this morning, a woman on the boardwalk at Playland observed a man throw several guns into the water.
She went into the ice casino and reported what she saw to a county employee. The county police were notified and responded. The man was still on the boardwalk and he told our officer that he had a rifle and a BB gun/pistol that he wanted to get rid of but did not know how to do so. So he decided to throw them into the Sound.
The man is a 70-year-old Rye resident. He has not been charged at this time.
Our Marine Unit responded and was able to retrieve the two weapons.
The rifle was a .22-caliber model. It was not loaded. The other was a handgun-style BB gun.
If anyone has a weapon they want to dispose of, they should contact their local police department for guidance on how to do so safely and legally."
