Saving historical guns by trading them for fresh lobster

By Ben Philippi

Some of the firearms Jonathan Fraser has been able to rescue from destruction. (Photo: Jonathan Fraser)
For the last three years, Jonathan Fraser has been rescuing unwanted guns from destruction by exchanging them for gift cards and fresh lobster.
“For years, I worked as a fisherman with my father,” he says. “We’d end up in barns belonging to old fellers and I noticed guns kicking around. Many of these old folks don’t know what to do with them, so they end up throwing them in the water or giving them to the police.”
Jonathan Fraser sporting his Bren 1943 Ingilis. Unfortunately, Canadians aren’t allowed full autos or converted autos, so it has been deactivated. (Photo: Jonathan Fraser)
Fraser, of Cape Breton Island, Canada, estimates the police receive hundreds of unwanted guns every year which they destroy.
“It breaks my heart when I hear this,” he says. “Some of these guns are hundreds of years old. It’s like burning books, or going into a museum and destroying artifacts. It’s shameful. These are beautiful guns.”
Fraser learned how to shoot when he was four and joined the reserves when he was 16 years old. He loves hunting, shooting and collecting guns. “The machining, variations in design and history of firearms

Source: Guns.com