Honolulu PD Throws Away Tax Money

[wmenorr67]

http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2015/08/31/anti-gun-stupidity-honolulu-destroys-575g-worth-police-firearms/?intcmp=hpbt3

Destroys firearms instead of selling them because

that they would not allow the guns to be sold to the general public and end up on the streets of Honolulu,” Honolulu Police spokeswoman Michelle Yu told FoxNews.com. “The same goes for selling the individual gun parts that could have been used to assemble a gun.”

Would have netted $575,000 if they sold them.

[SADShooter]

Proceeds of firearms auction lost: $575,000
Law enforcement bureaucracy: $Gazillionty
Keeping the peasants unarmed and maintaining "public safety" warm-fuzzies: Priceless.

[230RN]

"Would have netted $575,000 if they sold them."

But the administrative paperwork involved in issuing that many permits/registrations/whatever to ordinary citizens  would have cost them $973,227.83.

Terry, 230RN

REF:
https://2ahawaii.com/index.php?action=refferals;refferedby=23

[vaskidmark]

"Would have netted $575,000 if they sold them."

But the administrative paperwork involved in issuing that many permits/registrations/whatever to ordinary citizens  would have cost them $973,227.83.

Terry, 230RN

REF:
https://2ahawaii.com/index.php?action=refferals;refferedby=23

Cops sell to a wholesaler or distributor, who then sells to FFLs who finally sell to various and sundry prohibited persons without conducting a useless background check.  Paperwork for HPD is limited to bill of sale and deposit slip.  (I'll bet they could get a sole-source finding issued and not even have to take competitive bids if the kickback was decent.)

stay safe.

[Brad Johnson]

I wonder if there's a legal remedy, something along the lines of suing for mismanagment, gross fiscal waste, etc..

Brad

[vaskidmark]

I wonder if there's a legal remedy, something along the lines of suing for mismanagment, gross fiscal waste, etc..

Brad

Here in Va we have laws that require the cops to sell both retired and confiscated firearms - but instead of limiting the sale to wholesalers/distributors it allow FFLs to directly bid on the firearms.

There have been a few attempts to get restraining orders to prevent cops from destroying firearms - all unsuccessful and all without further legal action. 

stay safe.