DirtyDigz 1,812 Posted December 11, 2023 http://archive.today/8BDVl Quote The Guns Were Said to Be Destroyed. Instead, They Were Reborn. Communities across the U.S. are fueling a secondary arms market by giving seized and surrendered guns to disposal services that destroy one part and resell the rest. Quote ... But Flint’s guns were not going to be melted down. Instead, they made their way to a private company that has collected millions of dollars taking firearms from police agencies, destroying a single piece of each weapon stamped with the serial number and selling the rest as nearly complete gun kits. Buyers online can easily replace what’s missing and reconstitute the weapon. Hundreds of towns and cities have turned to a growing industry that offers to destroy guns used in crimes, surrendered in buybacks or replaced by police force upgrades. But these communities are in fact fueling a secondary arms market, where weapons slated for destruction are recycled into civilian hands, often with no background check required, according to interviews and a review of gun disposal contracts, patent records and online listings for firearms parts. Some public officials and gun safety advocates said they had no clue this was happening. The Rev. Chris Yaw, whose Episcopal church outside Detroit has sponsored buybacks with local officials, said in an interview that he was “aghast and appalled” when told by a reporter how the process works. ... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
dino71 7 Posted December 11, 2023 The link did not work. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
DirtyDigz 1,812 Posted December 11, 2023 40 minutes ago, dino71 said: The link did not work. Works for me: Here's a link to the actual NY times article: https://www.nytimes.com/2023/12/10/us/guns-disposal-recycling.html?smid=tw-nytimes&smtyp=cur Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
45Doll 5,877 Posted December 11, 2023 Same subject. Confiscated Guns 'Not Destroyed' - A Study in Deceptive Headlines and Ignorance – RedState Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
1LtCAP 4,264 Posted December 11, 2023 golly....i am shocked. really, i am kinda surprised to be honest. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Grapeshot 301 Posted December 11, 2023 44 minutes ago, 1LtCAP said: really, i am kinda surprised to be honest. I was too, until I read that they offer to dispose of the guns for free. Once I saw that, it all makes sense... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Scorpio64 5,156 Posted December 12, 2023 The libtards should be overjoyed with the low carbon footprint of this amazing recycling program that costs cities and municipalities little to nothing. It's like, fiscally responsible eco-justice, man. 1 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
CMJeepster 2,778 Posted December 12, 2023 Inanimate objects do not act on their own. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
