L.A. County Sheriff's Department Melts Over 7,000 Firearms

[Skiprr]

This is evidently the 23rd year in a row they've done this, melting down confiscated firearms to make steel rebar to be used in infrastructure projects.

The 7,044 guns came from five LEO agencies in/near L.A. and the result Saturday was 19,840 pounds of "reclaimed" metal. In the accompanying video (only about 40 seconds long), a lot of the firearms look like they were "beaters" even before being beaten up and smashed in transport, but the sheriff's office displayed a few sweet ones off to the side.

http://abc13.com/news/police-melt-down- ... s/1440869/

http://nbc4i.com/2016/07/24/watch-sheri ... s-of-guns/

[Oldgringo]

The "sweet" ones went into the fire as well, you think?

[TreyHouston]

That is pretty neat! Im sure all these have their serial number filed off or where used in a crime. I really cant think of any thing else to do with them...

[earlwb]

I wonder if they really return firearms to their owners. I bet they don't, they just keep them to destroy later.

[Oldgringo]

I wonder if they really return firearms to their owners. I bet they don't, they just keep them to destroy later.

Here, let me fix that for you, please. "I wonder if they really return firearms to their owners. I bet they don't, they just keep the good ones."

[Take Down Sicko]

One of my LEO friends i had about 40 years ago told me they melt confiscated guns and made sewer drain lids to use as man hole covers.

[LAYGO]

I saw that machine crying bright orange tears of sadness.