Guns as evidence

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Anyone know what happens to those guns seized as evidence in the state of Wisconsin with a owner who cannot lawfully own firearms? They are sent to the state crime lab and are either melted or the barrels on rare ocasions are welded shut and the arm returned to the department to be used as a training aid. Sound scary? I have seen everything from octagon barreled Winchesters to Mini-14s to M-1 Garands go for meltdown! Just seems wastefull! Time to research our laws and see what can be done to stop this wastefullness. If a 1965 Mustang is used as a get-away car in a bank robery it isn't automaticaly crushed!
 
Lord_Nikon

What about all the poor single moms that need afordable guns but can't. Are you saying that the poor should be at the mercy of thugs and rapists. It's almost like you can see their brain shorting out when you point that out to them.:D
 
Don't Forget Those on Fixed Incomes!

Police should donate those weapons to people who can't afford them otherwise. Many people would be happy to provide a home for a needy weapon. All those weapons that are not adopted could be sold to support law enforcement efforts.
 
Not to undercut you but I believe it would be devestating to us to refer to these as "weapons". I would myself like to see these sold to graduates of hunter's education who cannot afford their own firearms. This takes the "bad" image away from the firearm and yet puts it to a usefull cause and keeps a historic part of our past (such as the aforementioned M-1 Garand) from vanishing.
 
Why is it a bad idea to refer to guns as weapons?

Remember the purpose of the fight for the RKBA:

It is not, and I repeat not to preserve someone's hobby.

It is not to preserve hunting.

It is to preserve the ability of every man and woman to own and carry a weapon of self-defense.

Everything else is marginal to that cause.
 
I'll adopt a needy gun. There are many posts about that same kinda train of thought. I just saw an article in the paper..... Dudes girls X came and killed him then killed himself. The pic was of the family watching the guy cut up the gun. They said that was the only satisfaction they got. I'm sure people feel very strongly on both sides of this topic. I see what ur saying from guns that are confiscated from people who can't have them. I don't think they differentiate guns used in crimes from guns taken from people like felons who aren't supposed to have them. I think it's a waste but I can see why they do it. If a gun was sold or given to someone that ends up using it to rape and murder a bunch of people, that can become a liability issue. U try adopting a dog from the humaine society and they do background checks and visitations, just imagine what they'd do if u adopted a gun. If there was a vote that mattered, I'd vote to not destroy them.
 
Maybe the cash strapped state governments could be convinced to sell confiscated firearms outside their own state borders? :)
 
a "state owned" gun shop could create jobs and revenue...could turn into a "we own all the guns ... hahahaha" situation too.
 
My brother had two guns stolen out of his truck. A 12 guage Remington and a 22 lr rifle. The 12 was used in a crime so it was held as evidence for 15 years then my brother got it back. They let it rust to a piece of crap. Nobody here takes care of your property in evidence room and you can't.

The 22 was never seen again.

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Some places actually don't see guns as evil. I own a few that have been through the BATF and Wyoming's system. The BATF returns thier stuff to the states for disposal.

Kinda neat - my AK (an NHM-91) came new in box, a box which had BATF tags and evidence numbers printed on it. (properly marked as released) I don't usually keep the boxes of my guns since I haven't the space and shoot them all copiously. I kept that one. :cool:
 
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