52,529 guns once owned by police departments have been later used in crimes

[Tanfodude]

52,529 guns once owned by police departments have been later used in crimes, new data finds

Police agencies routinely resell or trade in their used duty weapons, a practice that has contributed to more than 52,000 police guns turning up at crime scenes since 2006, according to newly obtained data from the ATF.

www.cbsnews.com

 

[nipprdog]

Article says 52,529

 

[Win52C]

Maybe because police trade-ins are typically cheaper to buy ? Mostly Glocks?

 

[bloodandgutsmurphy]

I collect old police-marked firearms. I have almost 100. Hope agencies don't stop trading them in. I like to collect the ones with the agency crests

 

[Frank_N_Stein]

So are we mad at the police or nah?

 

[DadSmith]

So are we mad at the police or nah?

 

[OutdoorDad]

Is this about Don's Guns?

 

[Mgderf]

Is this about Don's Guns?

I heard he didn't want to make any money...

 

[Mongo59]

If the police got them because they were in a high risk situation they must not have done enough to get them to a safe place.

I am announcing my "High Risk Gun Care Home". Donate them to me and I will feed and oil them and give them a structured lifestyle that has proven 100% effective. And this service will all be done for free!

 

[KellyinAvon]

Lacks any sign of context... how many were later stolen? How many passed through an FFL afterwards?

Edit: How many TOTAL Police trade-ins were transferred from departments since 2006? What's a comparison with used firearms going through an FFL?

 

[tomcat13]

Lacks any sign of context... how many were later stolen? How many passed through an FFL afterwards?

Edit: How many TOTAL Police trade-ins were transferred from departments since 2006? What's a comparison with used firearms going through an FFL?

Ya gotta remember the source is "CBS News"
Can't expect a Lot of Facts/Explanations.

 

[Twangbanger]

So are we mad at the police or nah?

Change your screen name to Fast_N_Furious. You guys are obviously just keeping yourselves in business. Geez.

 

[Frank_N_Stein]

Change your screen name to Fast_N_Furious. You guys are obviously just keeping yourselves in business. Geez.

I wish I could get a cut of that $$$.

 

[Mongo59]

97.65% of all statistics are made up on the spot...

 

[bgcatty]

That CBS report was probably bought and paid for by the likes of Bloomberg, Soros, Moms Demand Some F’ing, Brady Group, etc.
The whole report was a crock of poop ! Then you had that pig Gayle King and her crew throw in their astonishment that these sales took place and the guns were used to kill children.

What they should have said was that the guns were used by criminal ganstas, gang bangers, and their ilk to kill their own like wannabes and predominately members of their own 14-17% ethnic group of the United States. But we all know they will never use the words black on black crime. It doesn’t fit their narrative!

 

[gregkl]

97.65% of all statistics are made up on the spot...

It's actually 87.5%.

 

[Mongo59]

It's actually 87.5%.

Just follow the science...

 

[Mongo59]

...and feel free to use my data to pump your numbers up.

 

[manifest destiny]

"Once sold by a department, weapons enter a secondary market where they can be resold to members of the public or other dealers. By the time they turn up at crime scenes, the guns may have been stolen, traded, or resold multiple times with little documentation. They sometimes still have the department's name stamped on the side."

You don't say.

 

[snorko]

the story conveniently failed to note that virtually all sales from PDs are to wholesalers/distributors who sell to or through FFLs.