PugJesus@lemmy.worldM to A Comm for Historymemes@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 days ago"Just some old junk I found in the attic, toss it in the trash compactor"lemmy.worldimagemessage-square32fedilinkarrow-up1326arrow-down16
arrow-up1320arrow-down1image"Just some old junk I found in the attic, toss it in the trash compactor"lemmy.worldPugJesus@lemmy.worldM to A Comm for Historymemes@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 days agomessage-square32fedilink
minus-squareLostXOR@fedia.iolinkfedilinkarrow-up48·2 days agoAre the police legally allowed to give it to a museum, or do they have to destroy it?
minus-squareryathal@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up19·2 days agoAs per policy it will be “destroyed” by a company owned by a family member of the chief. In unrelated news, that company also found a rare WWII rifle to sell.
minus-squareChaoticNeutralCzech@feddit.orglinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up66·2 days agoThey “agreed to allow the woman to sell it”, as per the 2012 Daily Mail article screenshotted above.
minus-squarechingadera@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up18·2 days agoAre you implying that laws matter to the police?
minus-squareLiz@midwest.sociallinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up11arrow-down4·2 days agoCurrently they have to destroy it. The museums want this to change, for obvious reasons.
minus-squarechonkyninja@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up8·2 days agohttps://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2245749/Officers-stunned-woman-drops-40-000-WWII-German-rifle-destroyed-police-buy-program.html
minus-squareYeather@lemmy.calinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·2 days agoDepends on the gun buyback program. Most have a clause for rare and historic finds to be donated.
Are the police legally allowed to give it to a museum, or do they have to destroy it?
As per policy it will be “destroyed” by a company owned by a family member of the chief. In unrelated news, that company also found a rare WWII rifle to sell.
They “agreed to allow the woman to sell it”, as per the 2012 Daily Mail article screenshotted above.
Are you implying that laws matter to the police?
Currently they have to destroy it. The museums want this to change, for obvious reasons.
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2245749/Officers-stunned-woman-drops-40-000-WWII-German-rifle-destroyed-police-buy-program.html
Depends on the gun buyback program. Most have a clause for rare and historic finds to be donated.