TFred
Regular Member
SB 573: Disposal of unclaimed firearms; Capitol Police.
Disposal of unclaimed firearms; Capitol Police. Provides that the Division of Capitol Police may destroy unclaimed firearms or other weapons after the items have been in their possession for 60 days.
I'm somewhat hard-pressed to imagine that this is very much of a problem... and what's the deal with destroying the gun? They need to add in Paragraph B of Mark Cole's HB 22 to require the attempted sale of such guns to licensed dealers first, then if no takers, they may be disposed of.
TFred
HB 22: Firearms; disposition thereof acquired by localities.
B. Any ordinance enacted pursuant to this section shall require that any firearm received, except a firearm of the type defined in § 18.2-288 or 18.2-299, shall be offered for sale by public auction or sealed bids to a person licensed as a dealer pursuant to 18 U.S.C. § 921 et seq. Notice of the date, time, and place of sale shall be given by advertisement in at least two newspapers published and having general circulation in the Commonwealth, at least one of which shall have general circulation in the locality in which the property to be sold is located. At least 30 days shall elapse between publication of the notice and the auction or the date on which sealed bids will be opened. Any firearm remaining in possession of the locality or agent of the locality after attempts to sell at public auction or by sealed bids shall be disposed of in a manner the locality deems proper, which may include destruction of the firearm or, subject to any registration requirements of federal law, sale of the firearm to a licensed dealer.
Disposal of unclaimed firearms; Capitol Police. Provides that the Division of Capitol Police may destroy unclaimed firearms or other weapons after the items have been in their possession for 60 days.
I'm somewhat hard-pressed to imagine that this is very much of a problem... and what's the deal with destroying the gun? They need to add in Paragraph B of Mark Cole's HB 22 to require the attempted sale of such guns to licensed dealers first, then if no takers, they may be disposed of.
TFred
HB 22: Firearms; disposition thereof acquired by localities.
B. Any ordinance enacted pursuant to this section shall require that any firearm received, except a firearm of the type defined in § 18.2-288 or 18.2-299, shall be offered for sale by public auction or sealed bids to a person licensed as a dealer pursuant to 18 U.S.C. § 921 et seq. Notice of the date, time, and place of sale shall be given by advertisement in at least two newspapers published and having general circulation in the Commonwealth, at least one of which shall have general circulation in the locality in which the property to be sold is located. At least 30 days shall elapse between publication of the notice and the auction or the date on which sealed bids will be opened. Any firearm remaining in possession of the locality or agent of the locality after attempts to sell at public auction or by sealed bids shall be disposed of in a manner the locality deems proper, which may include destruction of the firearm or, subject to any registration requirements of federal law, sale of the firearm to a licensed dealer.