Originally Posted by
Firefly
Actually even in America if a gun is cleared by ATF and not in evidence; It can be and a lot of times is resold to dealers at auction.
How do I know? Because Younger Man Firefly sat up in Property Room sorting cleared guns to go to dealers. Everything from Semi auto pistols, to sears roebuck shotguns and even a few, hold on, ARs.
Anything else was held in evidence or destroyed if so ordered by ATF.
I dunno the full breadth of your LE experiencd but there it is.
It wasn't until 2013 when House Bill 1421 passed in the Texas legislature that law enforcement agencies in the state were permitted to sell found or unclaimed firearms to FFLs. The same bill also provides that said agencies may sell confiscated firearms that are left unclaimed after cases that were never prosecuted or did not result in a conviction.
Prior to the passing of that particular piece of legislation firearms that found their way into the possession of law enforcement agencies in the state were required to be repurposed for law enforcement use or be destroyed.
And any firearms that "found their way to some cops safes" would be a serious breach of the law but YMMV.
Originally Posted by
Firefly
and they have a point. Each weapon DOES pose a danger to the community.
As do 2x4's, garden hoses, automobiles, trampolines, rocks, pointy sticks, and mean old words . . . yet they only seemed to be focused on firearms for some reason.
Originally Posted by
Firefly
If Herr Freiderich is too old and has no heirs and some Migrant Dreamers want an easy rip off, there you go.
I figure you wouldnt want people like that getting guns so they can go play Taharrush or All the Snackbars.
So people should surrender firearms to prevent pre-crimes, now where have I heard that before . . .
Originally Posted by
Firefly
A lot of these towns are a train ride away from France
And water is wet.
Originally Posted by
Firefly
But hey, don't let me stop you from being uninformed.
Since you now present yourself as a SME on Swiss cantonal police practices could you please enlighten my uninformed self on just exactly what they are doing with all these firearms that are turned in? I'm specifically interested in the firearms of historical value.
Originally Posted by
Firefly
Also unless you moved to Europe recently, why do you care what other people do a world away?
Why do you "care" so much what other people do a world away that you feel the need to post multiple times in this thread? Unless of course you moved to Europe recently.
Originally Posted by
Firefly
Lots of US buybacks going on monthly that make the news.
Besides water being wet, the sky is blue.
Originally Posted by
Firefly
But you do you
Thanks for the advice, I awake each morn and thank The Great Spirit that I am who I am.
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