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Its the state and local police showing true colors. Police are not on our side (at least very few are). We are at a time where our gun rights have really come under attack. The new laws getting passed in Washington and Oregon basically start making us California. More people including state officials need to start giving a middle finger to some of these laws/procedures.Simple answer could have been: "we have a bunch of guns in lock up set for destruction. instead we would like to hold a public auction and sell them at a discount to those less fortunate."Its a missed opportunity as I see it. Were rights stepped on? no. But true colors are being brought to light that we cant count on our local PD's to have our backs in this matter. SOME sheriffs have said they wont enforce new guns laws others (like in my county) said the WILL .
Quote from: huntnfmly on February 21, 2019, 08:20:08 AMI don't see the problem the guns needed to be destroyed and benchmade has the equipment to do it.I worked in a local steel mill and we use to melt up truck loads of firearms no big deal imoBenchmade donates 100 per cent to anti gun left wing look Dem politicians who are actively involved in banning all firearms Seems ok to me https://www.opensecrets.org/orgs/totals.php?id=D000047693&cycle=2018ManyPolice departments don’t bother tracing seized crime guns toEnsure they are returned to their owners after the judicial process is completedWouldn’t you want your stolen firearms returned
I don't see the problem the guns needed to be destroyed and benchmade has the equipment to do it.I worked in a local steel mill and we use to melt up truck loads of firearms no big deal imo
Didn't we all get red in the face mad when that border patrol agent got killed by a gun sold by the government? Sure it's a different set of circumstances but wouldn't the police department have a huge black eye when a gun they sold is used in a crime? Shouldn't we expect the police department to follow the laws?
Quote from: Jpmiller on February 21, 2019, 06:39:09 PMDidn't we all get red in the face mad when that border patrol agent got killed by a gun sold by the government? Sure it's a different set of circumstances but wouldn't the police department have a huge black eye when a gun they sold is used in a crime? Shouldn't we expect the police department to follow the laws? That's some odd circulars reasoning...?Borders on the edges of "bad people don't kill people, guns kill people"..
So leading. Why not ask is this decision one event related to benchmark hating babies?
Exactly. I see this as worse than a non issue. I see this as pro 2a trying to find outrage where none exists.
Quote from: mountainman on February 21, 2019, 07:59:11 PMQuote from: Jpmiller on February 21, 2019, 06:39:09 PMDidn't we all get red in the face mad when that border patrol agent got killed by a gun sold by the government? Sure it's a different set of circumstances but wouldn't the police department have a huge black eye when a gun they sold is used in a crime? Shouldn't we expect the police department to follow the laws? That's some odd circulars reasoning...?Borders on the edges of "bad people don't kill people, guns kill people"..I'll grant you it's not a great argument but you can't argue a police department selling a gun later to be used in a crime is a bad look. Remember the kid in Seattle who got shot while in possession of a firearm owned years prior by a sherriffs deputy and all the blow back that caused. Not to mention the fact that it is against the law for the police to have sold those guns. If they were to follow through on some on here's suggestions and just sell them since it is a dumb law that they can't they would be taking a gigantic risk and opening themselves to huge liability. Since they legally have to be destroyed why would Benchmade not comply with the request. Don't go after Benchmade go after the policy makers.
