Mill Finds New Use For Guns

The Daily Oklahoman ^ | 10-03-05 | Ty McMahan

[flashbunny]

"Thousands of weapons seized by law enforcement agencies in Oklahoma are converted each year from firearms to fence posts."

How moronic.

[gondramB]

What a waste

[Constitution Day]

Do they make plowshares?

[Pessimist]

"Grayson said it pains him sometimes to see quality guns go up in flames -- eventually becoming a post to hang barbed wire in someone's cattle pasture. "

What irony! Melting a tool of freedom to make a post to hang a symbol of imprisonment!

At any rate, its surprising that guns would be melted for fence posts or rebar. I would expect both of those to be mild steel (1018 or so). Aren't guns either some alloy or at least s high carbon steel?

[steel_resolve]

"Guns are part of the American tradition. No matter how many laws you have, you're not going to get rid of guns in America."

Right on.

[Rakkasan1]

gives new meaning to "dumb as a post".

[Red Badger]

Why don't they SELL THEM LEGALLY AND MAKE SOME REAL MONEY????.........

[DM1]

they would make more money selling the guns at a discount price

[Springman]

This is news? It's been done in Detroit for years. However there have been a few missing items, "including firearms, drugs, ect" from the property room.

[Red Badger]

Doesn't matter. Once it's melted, it's just iron along with the rest of the stuff in the pot.........

[conservativewasp]

Rebar is a little inconsistant but is typically a medium carbon steel, it needs the strength.

[USFRIENDINVICTORIA]

This is just dripping with unintentional irony.

Every gun that's melted down becomes another sales opportunity for gun manufacturers. Reselling the guns would hurt sales of new guns.

There will be absolutely zero net reduction in the number of guns in circulation. Meanwhile, the manufacturers benefit from increased sales -- helping to ensure that they stay in the gun-making business.

Did the gun lobby pay someone in Oklahoma off in order to create this program?

[USFRIENDINVICTORIA]

This is just dripping with unintentional irony.

Every gun that's melted down becomes another sales opportunity for gun manufacturers. Reselling the guns would hurt sales of new guns.

There will be absolutely zero net reduction in the number of guns in circulation. Meanwhile, the manufacturers benefit from increased sales -- helping to ensure that they stay in the gun-making business.

Did the gun lobby pay someone in Oklahoma off in order to create this program?

[R. Scott]

“No matter how many laws you have, you're not going to get rid of guns in America.”

“No matter how many laws you have, you're not going to get rid of guns in America.”
“No matter how many laws you have, you're not going to get rid of guns in America.”
“No matter how many laws you have, you're not going to get rid of guns in America.”
“No matter how many laws you have, you're not going to get rid of guns in America.”
“No matter how many laws you have, you're not going to get rid of guns in America.”
“No matter how many laws you have, you're not going to get rid of guns in America.”
“No matter how many laws you have, you're not going to get rid of guns in America.”
“No matter how many laws you have, you're not going to get rid of guns in America.”

Bears repeating a few times.

[Constitution Day]

Grayson said the steel company burns...drugs and pornography, among other items.

Maybe they could make some additional money burning infidels.

[R. Scott]

At any rate, its surprising that guns would be melted for fence posts or rebar. I would expect both of those to be mild steel (1018 or so). Aren't guns either some alloy or at least s high carbon steel?

Toss in a couple brass knuckles (are they still available?), knives, cheapo firearms, other assorted scrap …

[yarddog]

How times have changed. Some of my in-law's ancestors were from Texas then Oklahoma.

I remember reading a story about them in an old West magazine. When they were traveling through Indian territory, they stopped at a fort. The army gave them three surplus Spencer rifles and a bunch of ammo.

If that happened today, the army would probably seize their guns.

[2harddrive]

Do they melt down the cars they seize or tow? Or sell them at auction? Is there a double standard for Crime Cars?

[dead]

guns are dumped into an 82-ton furnace and melted down to liquid steel. The steel from the guns is used for fence posts and reinforcing bar… the steel company burns knives, brass knuckles, drugs and pornography, among other items.

Guns, drugs and pornography.

Them's the makings of a quality fence post.