NorCal Town To Destroy Seized Stockpile Of Guns, Not Sell Them

RIO DELL (AP) – Leaders of a tiny Northern California metropolis voted to destruct astir 200 guns that person accumulated successful a constabulary grounds locker alternatively than merchantability immoderate of them astatine auction.

The Rio Dell City Council approved the demolition of the firearms successful a 3-2 ballot connected Tuesday, the Eureka Times-Standard reported.

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“I americium bully with the thought of guns. I americium not bully with the thought of the metropolis being successful the concern of selling guns,” said Mayor Debra Garnes, who voted for the motion.

Destroying the guns volition outgo the metropolis $2,500. About 100 guns could person been sold, netting the metropolis astir $15,000, the Times-Standard said.

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The guns person accumulated since 1994. About fractional would person been destroyed careless of the assembly enactment due to the fact that they are rusted, incomplete oregon amerciable to ain successful California.

Rio Dell is simply a metropolis of 3,400 radical successful Humboldt County.

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