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Cops Selling Guns
ABC News 20/20 reports "the little-known practice of law enforcement agencies in the U.S. reselling the guns they seize from criminals. The story focused on the Marion County Sheriff Dept. in Indianapolis, Ind. and its practice of selling off thousands of guns every year. Guns which included 'Saturday Night Specials' in violation of their own internal policies. It also demonstrated how guns sold by law enforcement agencies in Indianapolis and elsewhere turn up again in crimes after being sold back to the public firearms marketplace....."
Tags: TAPE TRANSCRIPT ATF Bureau of Alcohol; Tobacco and Firearms gun auctions automatic dealers FOIA
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Law Enforcement Weapons Sales
CBS News 'ongoing investigation looked at the policies of major police and sheriff's departments across the country when it came to sales or trades of old service weapons. Using the Freedom of Information Act, and various state Public Records Acts, we collected documents and databases from more than thirty major cities and counties in the United States. Our investigation found that some of America's biggest law enforcement agencies are also some of the biggest arms dealers...."
Tags: TAPE TRANSCRIPT CAR hand guns machine guns grenade launchers gun dealers assault rifles Bureau of Alcohol; Tobacco and Firearms ATF budgets destruction