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Sheriff's Dept to auction off fully-auto M-16
warriorsfan
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The Lapeer County Sheriff's Dept is having a public auction for a fully-automatic M-16 rifle which the department purchased back in the 1970's.
http://www.freep.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20070227/NEWS05/702270351/1007/NEWS
It seems they need the money. Of course, to bid, you must have a machine gun permit.
http://www.county.lapeer.org/sheriff/
http://www.freep.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20070227/NEWS05/702270351/1007/NEWS
It seems they need the money. Of course, to bid, you must have a machine gun permit.
http://www.county.lapeer.org/sheriff/
Comments
They never asked me for my opinion, I consider myself reasonable.
Ask them to tell you how many of those have been used in crimes...the answer...ZERO
Mike Cox, MI AG made it possible[:D][;)] Met him at the Birch Run gun show when he first ran for office.
http://macombdaily.com/stories/010406/loc_sessa001.shtml
Mike Sessa is a good guy also,[:D] I saw him give sara brady heck at a speach she gave a WSU several years ago.[:D]
Don
quote:"Even the most reasonable gun owner doesn't want to see this kind of weapon in circulation,"
She better learn to speak for herself.[:(!][}:)]
I thought it was interesting to see a Department that actually sells guns BACK to the law-abiding public instead of melting them down, and a fully-auto at that! Has anyone ever seen a police department allow a fully-auto to re-enter circulation once they get their hands on it?
The City of Pontiac, MI used to auction the confisticated guns to ffl dealers only, those were some sweet auctions[:p][;)][:D]
Don
I mean they are selling it after all. If they believed no one wants the weapon in circulation, they would not be putting it in circulation.
I want as many full auto weapons in circulation among law abiding citizens as there are law abiding citizens who want full auto weapons.
I don't want weapons, money, or anything in the hands of those who would unjustly do harm unto others (or to a lesser extent, those would would break the law. Although some laws are stupid and disobeying them brings harm to no one but yourself if you get caught.)
*edit* never mind, im drunk and just now bothered to read the story, it wasnt the sherrifs dept saying "the most reasonable"
I find it odd "even the most reasonable" is that implying an unreasonable gun owner would not want it sold.
It sounds almost as if the most reasonable gun owner is least likely to object to the selling of full auto weapons.
Most of the time when you say "even the most ****" you are refering to a class most likely to oppose your point of view.
Are they subconciously admitting that reasonable people think it should be acceptable to freely trade full auto weapons?
Only unreasonable people object?
Oh, how many times have I wished I had the M-16 I carried in the Central Highlands. But $17,000? Might have to start buying Lottery tickets. No, probably not.
You can say that again!![}:)]
Has anyone ever seen a police department allow a fully-auto to re-enter circulation once they get their hands on it?
Yes! seen a lot of News stories where they fail to secure it properly and it gets stolen right out of their vehicle...
Originally spewed by Shikha Hamilton, president of the Michigan chapter of Million Mom March, a gun control group.
quote:"Even the most reasonable gun owner doesn't want to see this kind of weapon in circulation,"
She better learn to speak for herself.[:(!][}:)]
Is she JIM ZUMBOS ex wife or sister i cant remember?[}:)][V][:(!]