fiddleharp
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Our local police department recently held a gun buy-back event that was covered by all the local TV news media. 120 guns were collected.
http://www.fmpolice.com/CivicAlerts.aspx?AID=496
As the camera panned across the table, I could make out numerous long guns mixed in among the usual "jam-o-matic" pistols. Several of these rifles and shotguns appeared to be if not antiques, at least collectables.
My curiosity got the best of me and I e-mailed the police department, asking for a list of the makes and model numbers of the weapons collected that day.
They never replied.
Is it just me, or are you guys ever curious about what types of firearms are turned in at these events?
Maybe it's just the sight of all those scopes and tooled leather slings headed for destruction that gets me down. I also can't help but visualize some young person bagging his first gobbler or buck with one of these old but apparently functioning long guns. I do recall that my first shotgun was rather old and cheap.
Have any of you ever inquired about this to your local police department?
http://www.fmpolice.com/CivicAlerts.aspx?AID=496
As the camera panned across the table, I could make out numerous long guns mixed in among the usual "jam-o-matic" pistols. Several of these rifles and shotguns appeared to be if not antiques, at least collectables.
My curiosity got the best of me and I e-mailed the police department, asking for a list of the makes and model numbers of the weapons collected that day.
They never replied.
Is it just me, or are you guys ever curious about what types of firearms are turned in at these events?
Maybe it's just the sight of all those scopes and tooled leather slings headed for destruction that gets me down. I also can't help but visualize some young person bagging his first gobbler or buck with one of these old but apparently functioning long guns. I do recall that my first shotgun was rather old and cheap.
Have any of you ever inquired about this to your local police department?