North Carolina law prevents police from destroying guns
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[quote]Police in North Carolina can’t destroy weapons they receive in gun buyback programs any more under a new law that takes effect this week.[/quote]
Source: [url]http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2013/sep/3/nc-new-law-bans-cops-destroying-guns/[/url]
Can we make an exception for Hi-Points?
I'd argue this is a good thing, from what I hear these programs have been destroying alot of antique firearm due to being unable to tell the difference.
w...why would any department destroy guns to begin with? My department only destroys guns at the request of the owner. Any police seized guns are either sold or returned to the rightful owner.
Unless its an illegal weapon.. then its destroyed
This seems alright. There's no purpose, you could be melting away a historic piece, or maybe one that has some sentimental value to a family that one worried mom doesn't want her kid shooting himself with. And maybe the off chance that they melt a gun that was used in an unsolved crime, or something. Not too likely, but stranger things have happened.
[QUOTE=areolop;42064128]w...why would any department destroy guns to begin with? My department only destroys guns at the request of the owner. Any police seized guns are either sold or returned to the rightful owner.
Unless its an illegal weapon.. then its destroyed[/QUOTE]
Most, if not all, guns purchased by departments in buyback programs are destroyed, and this trend is nationwide. This is the main reason that gun owners hate buyback programs. Not only do they rip people off, they end up senselessly destroying many functional, rare, and otherwise quality firearms.
Reminds me of the story where some old grandma found a genuine STG-44 in pristine condition in her attic that her WW2 veteran husband who had passed away took back from Germany, which was then seized by the police and molten into a lump of steel.
its like cash for clunkers all over again
but this time with guns and shit
[QUOTE=Mr. Foster;42064209]Most, if not all, guns purchased by departments in buyback programs are destroyed, and this trend is nationwide. This is the main reason that gun owners hate buyback programs. Not only do they rip people off, they end up senselessly destroying many functional, rare, and otherwise quality firearms.[/QUOTE]
Unless the guns have been damaged or altered or otherwise made difficult to restore (filing off serial number I'm thinking?) what was the rational for doing this in the first place?
Was there one, or is it more of a 'guns are bad and must be destroyed' kind of deal?
[QUOTE=Elv02;42064350]Unless the guns have been damaged or altered or otherwise made difficult to restore (filing off serial number I'm thinking?) what was the rational for doing this in the first place?
Was there one, or is it more of a 'guns are bad and must be destroyed' kind of deal?[/QUOTE]
'guns are bad and must be destroyed'
[QUOTE=Elv02;42064350]Unless the guns have been damaged or altered or otherwise made difficult to restore (filing off serial number I'm thinking?) what was the rational for doing this in the first place?
Was there one, or is it more of a 'guns are bad and must be destroyed' kind of deal?[/QUOTE]
Even a damaged gun is worth something, if only for parts.
[QUOTE=GREN EYGS N HAM;42064240]Reminds me of the story where some old grandma found a genuine STG-44 in pristine condition in her attic that her WW2 veteran husband who had passed away took back from Germany, which was then seized by the police and molten into a lump of steel.[/QUOTE]
Do you mean this?
[url]facepunch.com/showthread.php?t=1232126[/url]
If so, they refused to take the gun. So it was not melted
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