New York, NY - NYPD Sells Shell Casings To Georgia Ammo Store. Bloomberg Says ‘So What?’ |
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(AP File Photo/Mary Altaffer)New York, NY - Mayor Michael Bloomberg is well known for his gun-control advocacy. But that hasn’t stopped the city from selling 28,800 pounds of spent shell casings to a Georgia ammunition store.
The New York Times reports (http://nyti.ms/OmGBBv ) that Georgia Arms was the highest bidder and bought the spent shells in June.
The shell casings come from the police firing range. Georgia Arms reloads them and sells them.
The Times said Georgia Arms sells bags of bullets with no identification required. Such a transaction would be impossible in New York City with its strict gun laws.
The sale of used police shell casings is a legal and not uncommon practice.
Chief policy adviser John Feinblatt said Bloomberg stood behind the sale and would allow similar sales in the future.
Information from: The New York Times, http://www.nytimes.com
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Aug 02, 2012 at 08:31 AM CSLMoish Says:Report as Inappropriate
What a hypocrite.
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Aug 02, 2012 at 08:37 AM Ploni Says:Report as Inappropriate
On the face of things, this would appear to be a non-story but I am quite sure that someone will use it as a pious excuse for a bit of Bloomberg bashing.
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Aug 02, 2012 at 08:58 AM aleph Says:Report as Inappropriate
So apparently king Bloomy values money above his "principles". Maybe all he's out for is a metzitzah b'peh tax...
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Aug 02, 2012 at 09:38 AM DanielE Says:Report as Inappropriate
What should he do with them? Do you think Georgia Arms will sell less ammo if they use new casings? This is a non-story.
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Aug 02, 2012 at 11:05 AM Butterfly Says:Report as Inappropriate
Hypocrite!!
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Aug 02, 2012 at 11:12 AM Anonymous Says:Report as Inappropriate
They're from the police firing range. All they're doing is taking up space. This is a perfect example of recycling!
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Aug 02, 2012 at 12:27 PM Anon Ibid Opcit Says:Report as Inappropriate
A definite non-story. The city sells a bunch of trash to a recycler in Georgia. It gets reused and resold bringing instead of costing NYC a few bucks.
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Aug 02, 2012 at 05:07 PM no id Says:Report as Inappropriate
you are missing the point!
the article says:
"The store sells bags of 50 bullets, at about $15 each; per Georgia’s gun laws, no questions are asked and no identification or registration is required. It is a transaction that could not occur in New York City, where it is illegal to possess ammunition without a license to own a gun, and where obtaining a license to own a gun is harder than in most other states. "
its who the spent casings were sold to
that store sells without requiring id something bloomberg is against
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Aug 02, 2012 at 07:46 PM Anon Ibid Opcit Says:Report as Inappropriate
“ you are missing the point!
the article says:
"The store sells bags of 50 bullets, at about $15 each; per Georgia’s gun laws, no questions are asked and no identification or registration is required. It is a transaction that could not occur in New York City, where it is illegal to possess ammunition without a license to own a gun, and where obtaining a license to own a gun is harder than in most other states. "
its who the spent casings were sold to
that store sells without requiring id something bloomberg is against ”
Nobody in NYC is buying ammunition without a license.
Nobody in Georgia is breaking Georgia law by walking in and buying a bag of reloads.
Selling fired brass is not the same as selling ammunition.
You might as well arrest copper traders on the Chicago Commodities Exchange for selling copper that is made into brass that is used to make ammunition in Oregon which is illegal in Illinois
It's still a non-story.