Tuscon Ends Policy Of Destroying Seized Guns

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Posted September 7, 2017 8:30 am by Comments

By Tom Knighton

If you’re like me, you’ve wept at footage of firearms being destroyed simply because they ended up in the government’s hands somehow. Oh, I don’t feel back about the Jennings, Cobra, or Bryco guns so much, but you also see some nice firearms being wrecked. Even a cheap 1911 makes my heart ache…and I’m not even a 1911 guy.

At least now there will be one less city destroying innocent firearms as Tuscon, AZ has officially ended the practice.

In the end, only one number really mattered when it came to Tucson stopping its policy of destroying guns in city possession — $57 million.

That is the amount in annual state-shared revenues the city would have have to forgo if it defied a ruling by the Arizona State Supreme Court that the practice conflicted with state law. Specifically, the ruling affirmed that surplus property must be auctioned to the highest bidders.

The Tucson Police Department has destroyed 4,820 guns turned in by residents or seized from crime investigations since 2013, city records show. The firearms are typically seized in criminal cases, although city officials note some guns are surrendered by their owners to be destroyed.

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Source:: Bearing Arms

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