4/3/13 - The Hamburg Township Police Department has been accumulating seized weapons over the years, and yesterday it got permission to sell 31 of those guns to a local firearms dealer. The department has no use for the confiscated weapons, and state law outlines a process for selling them off. Officers have checked each one to ensure that it was not stolen, and then posted them on the departmentâs website for 30 days. With that completed, the department is free to sell the guns to any federally-certified firearms dealer. The sale approved by the Hamburg Township board yesterday will sell the whole lot of guns to a Hamburg-based dealer for a total of $4,000. It was commented that the price seemed low, but Duffany said it was an appropriate amount for a police department selling used and unwanted weapons. He says this deal actually averages more money per weapon than the departmentâs last gun sale. (TD)
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