I have nothing to do with destroying them. My dept. was destroying almost 1000 guns a year, but have stopped. They are working out a deal with a company that will destroy the guns for us.Do you destroy the guns?
Yes. Stolen guns are returned to the reporting agencies. If they are reported stolen through our dept. A court order to release the gun is needed. That is picked up from the DA's office, stating that the gun is not needed as evidence and can be released.Any attempt made to return stolen guns?
We don't have a disapproval of gun. Just criminals with guns.Gunny, do y'all do gun condemnations?
It's been over 20 years now, but back in the day an officer could submit paperwork to claim up to two guns that they had recovered that were not used in violent crimes or stolen. I'm not really sure how it worked because, it was no longer done when I came on.I haven't seen one done in years, mainly because we're have precious few shootings, but back in the 1990s it was more common. Bad guy shoots at officer, officer gets court order to take possession of the gun for duty use. I have mixed feelings about those. A friend of mine wound up with a nice Colt Gold after Julius T. Badguy tried to kill him with it. I'm glad he wound up with it instead of it being destroyed but there was a time later when it was questioned as a conflict of interest.
Around here, confiscated firearms and other items of value are usually sold at auction by the city or county. Some vehicles and specialized equipment are retained by a city or county, but nothing can be transferred directly to an individual city employee except through auction purchase.
This is correct.
Project Exile was kicked off in 1997. It added five years that could not run consecutive. To many complained that to many blacks were having to spend more time behind bars so, now days it is not enforced.
You would be surprised at how many guns we take off of Felons. And most of the guns we pick up have drug related charges.
As long as the punishment for crime is less then the reward, crime will not go down.
I'm beyond that, I'm gabberflasted! I was unaware of Project Exile until reading about it here. My gun regulation radar is pretty focused on Fla and the Federal level. Reading about it, it sure sounds like something I'd support wholeheartedly. Bad guys getting more time for involving firearms in the being badness sounds like a great idea. Apparently it was as the statistics on crime in Richmond dropped dramatically.When I tell anti-gun types about project exile they're flabbergasted.
I'm beyond that, I'm gabberflasted! I was unaware of Project Exile until reading about it here. My gun regulation radar is pretty focused on Fla and the Federal level. Reading about it, it sure sounds like something I'd support wholeheartedly. Bad guys getting more time for involving firearms in the being badness sounds like a great idea. Apparently it was as the statistics on crime in Richmond dropped dramatically.
The part that is blowing my tiny little mind is that apparently some "gun groups" were against it. Not sure how any right thinking person could be against prohibited persons with guns getting extra time for having such on them. I don't care if you're pro or anti gun, this just seems like getting the system to work better for everyone's safety.
Boggled.
I remember back when I was in the alarm industry, I made a call on a family that had a break in. As we were talking, the wife made a comment. "One thing, I do know is, the Burglars did not have a lot of class".
I asked why and she replied, "they broke into the Whiskey Cabinet and only drank the cheap stuff".
I remember back when I was in the alarm industry, I made a call on a family that had a break in. As we were talking, the wife made a comment. "One thing, I do know is, the Burglars did not have a lot of class".
I asked why and she replied, "they broke into the Whiskey Cabinet and only drank the cheap stuff".
Did not expect to see a BDA on the list.Here's another update.
380 Auto:
(1) Browning BDA
(1) Ruger LC380
(1) Remington RM380
(1) Taurus PT738
9MM:
(1) S&W M&P9 Shield
(1) S&W SD9VE
(1) Glock 19
(2) Glock 19 G4
(1) Glock 26 G4
(1) Glock 17
(1) Glock 17 G4
(1) Glock 17 G5
(1) Taurus PT111G2
(1) Ruger P95
(1) SARARMS SARB6P (EAA)
40 S&W:
(1) Glock 23
(1) Glock 23 G4
(2) Glock 22 G4
45 Auto:
(1) Glock 36
(1) Ruger P90DC
5.56x45:
PSA PA15 (pistol)
7.62x39:
Romarm Draco
We get some odd ones now and then.Did not expect to see a BDA on the list.
I haven't seen one done in years, mainly because we're have precious few shootings, but back in the 1990s it was more common. Bad guy shoots at officer, officer gets court order to take possession of the gun for duty use. I have mixed feelings about those. A friend of mine wound up with a nice Colt Gold after Julius T. Badguy tried to kill him with it. I'm glad he wound up with it instead of it being destroyed but there was a time later when it was questioned as a conflict of interest.