Gunbusters does not necessarily destroy the firearm which is handed over at these buybacks. Rather, it often destroys the part on which the serial number is located, then sells the remaining gun parts on the gun parts market. As a result, “Gunbusters and its five licensees across the country, for example, recently averaged more than $90,000 a week in combined online sales of hundreds of disassembled guns from government clients.”
Some police departments may have sent bought back guns to the smelter a few years back, but now they are so strapped for cash that you bet they’re gonna sell them for extra cash.
all I can hear is hu-hu-huWHAAAAA as a river is cried.
Rev. Chris Yaw said he was “aghast and appalled.”
He added, “It tells me that our society is set up really well for buying and selling guns, but it’s not set up very well for disposing of them.”
200,000 firearms is a drop in the ocean.
Years ago I went to sheriff sale of confiscated items in a neighboring state. Lots of common items for sale and no one was bidding for much.
Then about noon it was like an electric charge went through the crowd and they surged toward one table. THEY WERE SELLING THE GUNS!
People began to bid up and UP for old broken firearms. Some in good shape went for over new prices! I could not believe my eyes!
All gun buyers had to fill out the standard paperwork for them.
Selling confiscated weapons is nothing new for police. Years ago I saw lots of former Chicago police handguns sold at the gun show in Tulsa OK.
Such sales bring in needed money to the police departments.
Our county supposedly destroys such firearms. Such a waste of good resources.
Duhhhhh...
I’m a milsurp collector. Bookmarking them for future use.
CC