Two guns used in high-profile shootings at the Pentagon and a Las Vegas courthouse both came from the police and court system of Memphis, reports the Associated Press. One weapon in the Pentagon attack was seized by Memphis police from a convicted felon in a traffic stop and later traded to a gun dealer. The shotgun used in the Jan. 4 courthouse shooting in Las Vegas was sold by a judge's order and given to the Shelby County Sheriff's Office.
In both cases, the weapons first went to licensed gun dealers but later came into the hands of men who were legally barred from possessing them -- one a convicted felon, the other mentally ill. The use of guns once in police custody and then involved in attacks on police officers highlights a divide in gun policy. While some cities and states destroy guns obtained in criminal probes, others sell or trade the weapons to get other guns or buy equipment. On March 4, the day of the Pentagon shooting, Tennessee Gov. Phil Bredesen signed a law removing the option of destroying confiscated guns, unless they are unsafe or don't work, and directing that the proceeds of such court-ordered gun sales go to law enforcement instead of a city or county's general fund.
Posted by gunboxes
Wednesday, April 21, 2010 12:11
Agree with the opinion of author.
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Posted by Gorge96
Wednesday, April 21, 2010 12:06
That’s quite a point for you to say that:Here is a likely scenario and one that would be extremely difficult to stop. I buy the gun legally from a gun dealer. I later report the gun as stolen. I sell the gun at an inflated price to a drug dealer. He commits a crime and kills someone with it.<a href="http://www.gun-boxes.com/" rel="nofollow">shotgun cases</A>
Posted by donald
Monday, March 15, 2010 09:06
Here is a likely scenario and one that would be extremely difficult to stop. I buy the gun legally from a gun dealer. I later report the gun as stolen. I sell the gun at an inflated price to a drug dealer. He commits a crime and kills someone with it. It is traced to me then to the dealer then to the police department. All rules were followed. Society cannot prevent people from committing or trying to commit crimes.
There are bad people in this world and I want a gun strapped to my waist so I deal with an emergency if it happens.
Posted by Alan
Monday, March 15, 2010 08:23
I have to ask myself why the story leaves out a lot of information.
Who did the dealers sell the guns to? Did they sell to someone who passed the background check and then sold the guns in the private market?
All I can think is that they are trying to sensationalize the sale of confiscated firearms in TN.
Posted by james
Monday, March 15, 2010 07:50
And???
The point is they are sold to a gun dealer then at some point are sold to a person who can not legally own them.
the point isnt that the police are selling them to the criminal.
This isn’t news.