Somebody turned in an STG 44 at the buyback, not knowing what it was worth!
Good on police for not scrapping this piece of history! Never underestimate the fervor of the anti-rights cult. I’ve heard first-hand accounts of an original S&W Schofield revolver being melted down because somebody, not knowing what it was worth, and its historical rarity and significance turned it in for a measly gift card.
In the Massachusetts case the gun was destroyed, because the commander wasn’t as reasonable as this one.
I’m always saddened when I see ignorant anti-gun people patting themselves on the back when they turn in $1000 worth of guns for $200 in trade, when they could have simply walked into a gun shop and given those guns to a good home for more cash.
Also the antis always like to pretend this is “Getting Guns Off the Streets”, but as we can see, its simply getting guns out of attics and closets from widows and grand kids, and using public funds that could be used for something useful like paying police overtime or replacing aging PD equipment.
Gun “Buybacks” is one of the dumbest ideas ever come up with by the anti-rights cult.
h/t Thirdpower
I kept waiting for the reporter to try to pronounce “sturmgewehr.”
The funny thing is, that STG44 was probably the one gun in the whole buyback that had actually been fired in anger.
The article was completely devoid of the biggest parts of the story – the registration status of the gun.
Unregistered, it’s 10 years in jail and possibly worth $800 in parts after torch cutting (which is still a gray area, legally, but most 07/02s would). Regardless, if it is unregistered it is unregisterable…. FOPA my A.
If it were registered – and likely RE-registered in 68, and her dad left a will, it could be a $30k rifle, no question. I’d get a lawyer working with NFA to extract the status before going down this road though.