Welp. There goes one illusion.

Even if we decide maybe people shouldn't possess grenade launchers, how about just taking it from him and fining him. There is no evidence he was gonna use the thing on a person.

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TheREALBaldRider@reddit

I love how every news article involving guns and ammo talks like that much ammo is a lot. A case off .22lr is over 6000 rounds.

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Rdubya291@reddit

Yeah - nothing to see here! Free him!

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NW_Forester@reddit

Write to
Free McGruff

Chicago IL, 60652

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donttrustthecorn@reddit

Thats where you send the S.A.S.E. to find out more.

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username__0000@reddit

My thought was the weapons were just to protect the weed. 1000 plants is a lot. lol

Weeds not even illegal anymore. That’s a long time for non violent crime.

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dudemanspecial@reddit

It isnt legal to have 1000 weed plants without being a permitted grower in any state

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username__0000@reddit

Sure, but going over the plant limit is not a crime that should put you in jail for 15 years.

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Sad_Training_1595@reddit

Exactly bro exactly. As Master P would say that doja ain't gonna protect itself.

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Apprehensive_Hat8986@reddit

Varies by state. And did it actually get the federal green light? (pun intended) That doesn't seem very "project 2025"

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jmlarios001@reddit

I'm fairness, I betrayed the D.A.R.E lion.

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chillen67@reddit

Is this true? I’m mean I could look it up but I really don’t care enough, I just fine it funny

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dontwannagetdoxxed93@reddit

So dude went to prison for gardening?

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Squidtat2@reddit

He should be let out. Growing weed should never have been a crime.

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bemerick@reddit

if you don't like that, don't look into the reason D.A.R.E. actually existed.

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ContributionNo6042@reddit (OP)

My sister used DARE as a gateway TO drugs.

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No-Purchase-5930@reddit

Another childhood hero bites the dust.

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ContributionNo6042@reddit (OP)

1st Aunt Becky, and now this...

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USWolves@reddit

Dude was just a fucking voice actor. Wait til you hear about Bart Simpson…

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Just-Try-2533@reddit

Yeah she’s a Scientologist but as far as I know she hasn’t killed anyone or anything. Who cares?

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DieAloneWith72Cats@reddit

Ohhhhh, I had no idea she was into that nonsense

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Lilithbeast@reddit

I think it's why that is one religion never mentioned by The Simpsons despite their poking fun at everything else under the planet.

Per Wikipedia she joined the church in 1991 ... Actually the Simpsons started in 89 so I feel old as crap lol

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Sattorin@reddit

Compared to simply owning weed, guns, and ammo, funding Scientology is worse.

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EBMille4@reddit

She is what Scientology refers to as a Whale. She provides massive financial donations that go a long way toward furthering anti social activities like Fair Game and the Sea Org.

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SlapHappyDude@reddit

Don't tell me he's voiced by a GIRL or something!

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EBMille4@reddit

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Sorry, I don’t have enough Thetans to explain further

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Quetzalsacatenango@reddit

He wasn’t the voice of McGruff. He just wore the McGruff costume at local events.

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JellyPast1522@reddit

Next thing you'll tell me Chuck E......

WHAAAA?????

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Psycosteve10mm@reddit

Fat Electrician at Chucky Cheese. https://youtu.be/t2uzCYPcE3I?si=vxFn9d0OAekYRctY

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PhilosopherDismal191@reddit

Are you telling me that Charles Entertainment Cheese is a less than reputable children's entertainer?

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Orvan-Rabbit@reddit

About that incident, I think if the police were smart, they would have called him an imposter in front of kids as they're arresting him.

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AeonBith@reddit

What incident? Was there a 5 night's at Chucky's thing?

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nr1988@reddit

There was a dude who worked at Chuck E Cheese wearing the costume who the police came to arrest and walked him out in full costume while holding the head and a bunch of kids saw it

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ThePerfectSnare@reddit

He had an island with Skeeball and pizza.

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Tommysrx@reddit

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did you ever really think you could trust the guy?

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KeyNefariousness6848@reddit

I love that they just redressed old gruff chuck e in “hip youth clothes” and didn’t change that original awesome gruff head.

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Rust_Bucket37@reddit

Nope, looks like a giant rat to me. Love his eye goes all wonky 🤣

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PoisonMind@reddit

Jack Keil was the voice we all know and love. He doesn't seem to have any other voice acting credits, though.

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zaggytiddies@reddit

Is that because no one want to admit to being the voice of McGriff?

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Jose_Canseco_Jr@reddit

hey, I've also worn a costume at local events!

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UncleCharmander@reddit

“Yeah yeah I’m scruff mcgruff. I’ll keep your parents out of jail if you go get me their weed.”

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Ok_Percentage5157@reddit

Aha, okay, yes. I had to look this up, but this is correct.

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flibbidyjibbityjib@reddit

One of those things should be illegal

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ratchetpony@reddit

🎶 Scruff McGruff, Chicago, Illinois 6-oh-6-5-2 🎶

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loglady17@reddit

This has lived rent free in my head for nearly 30 years 😂

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el_penultimo@reddit

I still hear this in my head every once in a while…

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Suns_In_420@reddit

Only 27 guns? That doesn’t seem like a lot when you have assholes like this in the world.

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TheNorthNova01@reddit

I trusted him to take a bite outta crime!

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OmahaWarrior@reddit

In other news, Smokey the bear was arrested for arson and Optimus Prime got busted for an illegal chop shop. Rest in peace, Bumble Bee but Prime had to support his drug habit somehow.

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Overall_Falcon_8526@reddit

He clearly was his own best friend...

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In central Massachusetts in like the 2005 era or thereabouts, we had a parade in town. I was on cocaine with my neighbors and the police parade area went by and there was a mcgruff guy in a costume. I ran out into the parade and put my arm around mcgruff, I had a beer in my other hand. my neighbor got a picture of me. Someone must still have a copy, I'd give anything to have that and frame it for my house!

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Klutzy_Way994@reddit

Ima need an AI video of a dirty McGruff.

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hobbes_shot_second@reddit

Quiet, Lisa. The dog is barking.

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neighborofbrak@reddit

Possession of firearms and ammo does not constitute a crime. :/

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Church42@reddit

Maybe he had all that because he needs it to take a bite out of crime

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PWBuffalo@reddit

ACAB includes McGruff

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maringue@reddit

"found 1000 plants of weed, guns and a grenade launcher"

Where's the problem? Most of those things are legal now.

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TheFoxandTheSandor@reddit

Fixed the headline for you “Hero dog loves weed. (Also fears The Man)”

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Santa_Hates_You@reddit

At least he didn’t turn out to be a chomo.

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avalonfaith@reddit

That's exactly what I was expecting when I clicked. Have zero cares about the weed. The damn (assumed) unlicensed guns, launchers and ammo, that I have issue with.

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Mail_Order_Lutefisk@reddit

“Shall not be infringed…” - a grenade launcher is an arm, bro.

And 9000 rounds is nothing. Just a media scare tactic. “Oh no, I’m so scared, lock McGruff up forever…”

That dude was probably cool as hell provided he never snapped. Which he wouldn’t because he had 1000 plants.

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Trelin21@reddit

Yeah, 9000 rounds is called buying in bulk. A good range day can chew through 500+.

It’s dumb to pay higher prices if you shoot often. Save that CPR!

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AnthrallicA@reddit

Right?! Some weed plants and guns, oh no! The grenade launcher is just impressive, honestly.

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snarping@reddit

Yeah I read three list of what was found and honestly it’s kind of awesome. Dude had a fucking grenade launcher and a shit ton of weed, Hunter S Thompson must’ve been bricked up when reading about this.

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Consistent_Stick_463@reddit

And now everything but the grenade launcher is legal. Free McGruff!

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Martin_Aurelius@reddit

The grenade launcher might be legal too. You can get a tax-stamp for a destructive device is some states.

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Ok-Energy5358@reddit

I mean, that’ll take a bite out of crime

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Mail_Order_Lutefisk@reddit

9000 rounds is called “a busy weekend” where I live.

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duellist17@reddit

💪

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Sekshual_Tyranosauce@reddit

Dude low key sounds awesome.

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KLOWN1420@reddit

He never did tell us what he was doing with that bite he took out of crime he must have been taking it home

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DeityOfYourChoice@reddit

In many states, everything except for the grenade launcher is legal now. And idk, maybe you can have a grenade launcher somewhere.

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Aimin4ya@reddit

So he didn't commit any crimes? Just and 2nd Amendment gardener?

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One-Faithlessness282@reddit

He took a bite outta crime, and it was nummy to his tummy.

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anythingspossible45@reddit

Jack Keil did the voice

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therealfogo@reddit

I used to wear the McGruff costume at events. The head would get ridiculously hot.

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DefendsTheDownvoted@reddit

For weed and guns? So?

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Minute-Yogurt-2021@reddit

Isn't this the home of an average democrat? A bit of weed and few guns. Asking as a non-American.

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Drew_of_all_trades@reddit

No wonder they called him The Crime Dog

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still_roger_smith@reddit

Wait, like an old school break open 40mm grenade launcher or one of those modern 40mm chain guns?

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Ecstatic_Chair_2417@reddit

still in jail for weed? wtf get him out

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Extra_Strawberry_249@reddit

Scruff McGuff, Chicago Illinois, 60652

seared in my brain

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hogosha01@reddit

Where would one get a grenade launcher? For the sake of conversation

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Sad_Training_1595@reddit

He sounds like my kinda guy.

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iameveryoneelse@reddit

Holy shit he’s wayyyyy cooler than I would have thought.

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Thereminz@reddit

he wanted to take a bite out of crime....by doing the crime, not by stopping it

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LongjumpingFall1584@reddit

Hell yeah.👍

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BalrogRuthenburg11@reddit

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Zesty-B230F@reddit

I don't think any of those are crimes anymore.

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bloodpriestt@reddit

In related news:

Smokey the Bear was a fucking real bear. I’ve been to his museum and grave.

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Melliorin@reddit

"They'll never suspect me!"

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new_wave_rock@reddit

9000 rounds is nothing

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ODaysForDays@reddit

We need a cartoon of him doing crime as mcgruffs evil twin with the same voice. Iy'd be hysterical hearing him say a bunch of gangster shit.

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HighSeasArchivist@reddit

So depending on where you are compared to some invisible line everything there could be perfectly legal. Drug and gun laws are so dumb.

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Material-Imagination@reddit

Fucking amazing!

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benvader138@reddit

Weed should be legal and the other stuff is covered by the 2nd Amendment.

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JTOC1969@reddit

Users are losers. Don't use drugs!

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radarthreat@reddit

Not weed!

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ocarina_vendor@reddit

Apart from the excessive number of weed plants, I fail to see the problem.

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Same-Manufacturer773@reddit

Ammosexuals are weird.

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LineImpossible3958@reddit

Guns and weed, big deal! Let the crime dog run free

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Upstairs-Storm1006@reddit

McGruff busted for keeping it real

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LineImpossible3958@reddit

If anything he was a nationally ranked stoner and gun collector with those stats.

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CalmDownReddit509@reddit

Pretty much, yeah! And this will sound unbelievable, but for a person who collects guns and actually uses them, 9,000 rounds is not very much, especially when it is composed what is most likely many different calibers.

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HairlessHoudini@reddit

Mr T was high as a kite when him and Nancy Reagan filmed the just say no video at the Whitehouse

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Stuffleapugus@reddit

Scruff. McGruff. Chicago, Illinois. 60652.

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og_joker47@reddit

Not McGruff

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sasssyrup@reddit

False

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Ninjafrogg@reddit

Weed and excessively overpowered weapons…sounds like the average American (dang that’s a lot of plants, though)

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KinopioToad@reddit

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AtFishCat@reddit

six-o-six-fiiiiiiive-two

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Craig_M_242@reddit

The perfect crime

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triggeron@reddit

Well, he is the crime dog

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Cryptic1911@reddit

Oh no 9000 rounds. I've had ups drop off more than that in a single shipment 🤣

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dubious455H013@reddit

9000 rounds, amateur

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stoneworther@reddit

Sounds like the coolest crime dog ever.

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Traditional_Train_71@reddit

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bluekillgore@reddit

Fun fact I once wore this outfit in Korea as an MP in the army ...... huge pothead now .... so yea this tracks

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feartheswans@reddit

Reaffirming the stereotype of cops being Sus

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Big_Biscotti5119@reddit

Yeah but did he like, hurt anyone?

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somecoolname42@reddit

If he got the tax stamp for the granade launcher, I really don't see where the rest of this is even a problem. I don't see a problem with home growing a little weed for your friends and/or to share with the community. 9000 rounds of ammo isn't that much. 200 rounds is a decent trip to the range. So what 45 trips, that's not even a years worth of ammo.

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TenementOnWheels@reddit

I mean, that doesn’t sound like a reason to lock someone up for 10 years. I was thinking he was going to be a chomo or something. 10 years for some weed and guns? I thought this was America

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Mike__O@reddit

I don't have the weed, but my gun and ammo collection would make Joe look like some kind of casual

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gwhh@reddit

Those are rookie numbers.

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Sad-Math-2039@reddit

Didn't the Reagans create the 'war on drugs' all the while smuggling drugs internationally

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slappy_mcslapenstein@reddit

I don't know why the amount of ammo he had matters. I have a few thousand rounds because I buy some whenever I see it on sale and I don't have time to go shooting as often as I did when I was in my 20s.

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WorstGasStationSushi@reddit

9000 rounds of ammunition doesn't seem newsworthy to me. I'm sure most of us wouldn't mind having a grenade launcher, and the 1000 weed plants probably helped keep those weapons nice and calm.

Now, if you add a couple lbs. of blow or meth, the whole picture changes.

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MusicalTinnitus@reddit

Other than the 1000 weed plants and grenade launcher, I have a firearm collection and ammo stockpile that makes that seem small, he's gotta get those numbers up.

If your firearm collection couldn't arm a platoon size group of people, then you're not a very serious collector.

I personally know guys that have collections that are more that 10+ times the size of that guys collection, so I fail to see what the big deal was,.

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Lauuson@reddit

Too bad he didn't have 60,652 weed plants.

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JPhrog@reddit

Sorry, had to do.

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Jupiter68128@reddit

60652

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TamarindSweets@reddit

Honestly it sounds like the ATF mightve gotten him lol

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Master-CylinderPants@reddit

Is that considered a lot?

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Plane_Jacket_7251@reddit

Always knew that dog was up to something fishy...

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mlo9109@reddit

I mean, seeing how Dare taught us how to do drugs, this tracks...

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saladmunch@reddit

Why were they looking? Actually nvm, was prolly the smell lol

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Lemfan46@reddit

Well it is in his name, the crime dog, what did you honestly expect?

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Pineapple_Towel@reddit

That's not that many rounds.

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portagenaybur@reddit

Users are losers and losers are users.

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SisterShiningRailGun@reddit

My kind of crime dog

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Numinous_Octopodes@reddit

I’m gonna need a citation on this before I truly laugh my head off.

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ContributionNo6042@reddit (OP)

https://www.cbsnews.com/news/mcgruff-the-crime-dog-actor-gets-16-years-in-prison/#:~:text=GALVESTON%2C%20Texas%20%2D%20John%20Morales%2C,person%2C%E2%80%9D%20reports%20the%20station.

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Ok-Energy5358@reddit

What? According to this article and some math, he was born in 1973. How does that track for him being a voice actor for McGruff?

Also, this completely tracks for Galveston.

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Tdk1984@reddit

Yeah. I’m guessing either the age was a typo, or he wasn’t the original voice actor

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Ok-Energy5358@reddit

Ah, I definitely could have done that. My analog Xennial took over and I thought I should consult encyclopedia, not Wikipedia.

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Numinous_Octopodes@reddit

….

BAHAHAHAHHAHAHHAHAHHAHAHHAHAHHA

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queenofcaffeine76@reddit

Well shit. You brought the receipts.

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RalphMacchio404@reddit

Sounds about right. He was a crime dog after all

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Liko81@reddit

9000 rounds?

Dude must have just got back from a range day. Stocks were getting low.

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Disgruntled_marine@reddit

Grenade launchers aren't illegal, and thats not nearly enough ammo for 27 guns.

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ajtreee@reddit

Crime dog is a suspicious title.

Crime lord, crime boss, crime family. Do they have a crime dog?

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throwawayhbgtop81@reddit

So 47 pardoned him? 😋

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Dildo_Shw4ggins@reddit

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Upstairs-Storm1006@reddit

He was trying to grow that Labrador strain from Cheech & Chong

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PilotC150@reddit

Nobody expects the crime dog.

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glazedfaith@reddit

Nobody SUSPECTS the Crime Dog. Everyone expects the Crime Dog.

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DiggityDanksta@reddit

"Crime dog" had BETTER be his prison nickname

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Ted_Fleming@reddit

For what purpose, arms trafficking?

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ForceGhost47@reddit

Another corrupt cop

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EBMille4@reddit

Yeah this is some ruff news

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ialsohaveadobro@reddit

Less ruff than SCRUFF McGRUFF, CHICAGO ILLINOIS

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DigDugDogDun@reddit

I guess he’s in the doghouse?

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Debtastical@reddit

He didn’t take a bite out of crime. He consumed it.

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DDrewit@reddit

That’s wild. What was the crime though?

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ialsohaveadobro@reddit

o7

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GaryNOVA@reddit

I use to wear the McGruff costume for my department in the 90s when I was a teenager. Now I’m a retired local police detective. We are getting old.

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From_Adam@reddit

Heaven forbid a guy have a hobby.

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HallackB@reddit

I’m unclear on the crime. Was it the weed? The grenade launcher? Because 27 guns and 9k of ammo isn’t normally in the US (there are exceptions).

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Ok_Percentage5157@reddit

Not that this guy didn't go to jail and all that, but I thought Jack Keil, the guy who created him, was the actual voice? This dude dressed up as McGruff.

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Usernamechexout911@reddit

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Stardustquarks@reddit

Fuck ya!

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avalonfaith@reddit

Beat me to it.

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MirthRock@reddit

Coming again to save the mother fucking day yeah!

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avalonfaith@reddit

Fuck yeah!

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BoisterousBanquet@reddit

He was anti crime, not anti weed and guns.

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thenoid42@reddit

You can own an under barrel grenade launcher with proper licensing in the U.S my local gun shop sells them. And you can own as many guns as you want. 9k rounds for 27 fire arms is a pretty low amount. The weed Distribution was the nail in the coffin since your prohibited from possessing a fire arms. And this law might change come June.

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