Gun buy back with a happy ending (sort of)

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If the rifle was not register'd with the BATF before 1968 it will have to be turned over to the BATF to be destroyed.A lot of NFA wepons came back from the war and were never register'd and it's a crying shame.
 
If it isn't registered, it can be registered on a Form 10. It can't be transfered to an individual, but it can be transfered to a government (city, county, state, or federal) museum. If they don't want it, they can send it to my agency, and I will happily Form 10 it.
 
As far as the buy-back programs are concerned, it doesn't matter how rare or valuable a gun is - they are tossed in a pile to be destroyed. There have been a lot of guns turned in by old ladies that are war trophies, and some very valuable collector guns as well.
This was one of the rare exceptions to that.

It tickles me that in a couple of these schemes, gun buyers have set up to approach "customers" on their way to turn in guns and offer to buy them for more than the buy-back is offering. The folks running the turn-in schemes weren't too amused!
In one other case, a bunch of NRA members rounded up all their old junk and turned it in for cash, then used the money to send some kids to summer shooting camp. I love it!

Myron
 
I'm glad it's not going to be destroyed.
At least a couple of LEO's knew what they were looking at.

I think I understand the ability of L/E to keep unregistered full auto weapons for their Dept,,requesting them to be now registered to them on the Federal Form 10.

But how does the woman who turned it in profit from that, in as much as the weapon is contraband under Fed Law.
"...In the case of the Stg 44, officers said they would allow the woman to sell the weapon -- .."

It would be confiscated wether she showed up with it at a gun buy back, she turned it in at the front desk, or it was confiscated during a routine call at her house when seen in plain sight. Unregistered is unregistered.
The last amnesty for such was in Dec '68.



It can go to some Gov't run museum if I understand the rules right,,,if it has some great historical value.
But why would a Gov't run museum pay (the woman) for the gun that some other Gov't agency (PD) already has possession of.
The woman has no claim of ownership or right to possess the gun under the current laws.
..... part of the feel good story that I bet she never sees a dime.
Maybe I'm missing something, I hope so. I'd like for her to get 30K out of the deal instead of a $20 gift card.
 
A long time ago, I knew an officer who was on the EOD ("Bomb Squad") for a large, metro PD force in Pennsylvania. At the time, I was getting ready to ETS from the Army, and he was trying to encourage me to join the PD. One evening over beer with some of his guys, they were bragging about the large mortar shell that some widow had dropped off at the station for disposal. When EOD got it, they found that her late husband had used the empty shell as his secret money stash. Of course, all of the officers involved had to divide the money amongtst themselves. That those guys thought that was the right thing to do still causes me disgust. Needless to say, I kind of lost my interest in joining the PD after that incident.

Regads,


Dave
 
Assuming the gun wasn't declared during the amnesty period perhaps it could be demilled and used as a display piece, or perhaps it could be sold to Class III dealers as a collector piece. Either of these options (if feasible) would greatly reduce its value. Example, I looked at a 1927 Thompson a local class III dealer owns and asked it's value. The reply is that the gun couldn't legally be sold to anyone but a class III dealer, so it was worth $5000. Had it been so it could be sold to anyone (with a stamp) then the value would have been $20,000.
 
So... say I know someone that has a rifle from WWII and s nice Walther pistol from WWI (both German) and definitely not registered? What to do?
 
A long time ago, I knew an officer who was on the EOD ("Bomb Squad") for a large, metro PD force in Pennsylvania. At the time, I was getting ready to ETS from the Army, and he was trying to encourage me to join the PD. One evening over beer with some of his guys, they were bragging about the large mortar shell that some widow had dropped off at the station for disposal. When EOD got it, they found that her late husband had used the empty shell as his secret money stash. Of course, all of the officers involved had to divide the money amongtst themselves. That those guys thought that was the right thing to do still causes me disgust. Needless to say, I kind of lost my interest in joining the PD after that incident.

Regads,


Dave

Isn't one of the qualifications of being a police officer: having good moral character? I would have gave it back.
 
So... say I know someone that has a rifle from WWII and s nice Walther pistol from WWI (both German) and definitely not registered? What to do?

For any standard rifle (not full-automatic) and the Walther pistol it would depend on where they live. Only a very few states have any form of firearms registration though many people have been brainwashed into thinking otherwise by tv cop shows. In most states they could be freely sold or given to anyone who legaly could own a gun. In those states that do require registration it might still be possible to transfer them through a licensed firearms dealer (or perhaps sold to a dealer in another state). In those states it would probably be best to start by talking to a local dealer.

With full-automatic arms the feds have pretty much cut off any option other than surrendering the weapon. In the case of historically significant weapons it may be possible to donate it to a museum through the ATF but private ownership is out of the question.
 
Isn't one of the qualifications of being a police officer: having good moral character? I would have gave it back.

Exactly. Plus the fact that they were cheating a widow of something that was rightfully hers - and probably would have been very welcomed and needed. I am now, and always have been "pro" police, but "anti" crook.

Regards,

Dave
 
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