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"Just some old junk I found in the attic, toss it in the trash compactor" (lemmy.world)
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[–] [email protected] 48 points 1 week ago (4 children)

Are the police legally allowed to give it to a museum, or do they have to destroy it?

[–] [email protected] 20 points 1 week ago

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.

[–] [email protected] 18 points 1 week ago

Are you implying that laws matter to the police?

[–] [email protected] 66 points 1 week ago

They "agreed to allow the woman to sell it", as per the 2012 Daily Mail article screenshotted above.

[–] [email protected] 7 points 1 week ago (2 children)

Currently they have to destroy it. The museums want this to change, for obvious reasons.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 week ago

Depends on the gun buyback program. Most have a clause for rare and historic finds to be donated.