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Franklin Police Given Permission to Trade Seized, Abandoned and Forfeited Guns to Authorized Dealer
Summary
The board approved the sale/transfer of seized, abandoned and forfeited firearms to an authorized firearms dealer under the department’s existing standard operating procedure; staff said many weapons had court-ordered forfeitures and some items had been in evidence for years.
The Board approved a request allowing the police department to sell or trade seized, abandoned and forfeited firearms to an authorized dealer, following the department’s existing standard operating procedure.
City Attorney Lynn Gray and Police Chief Kirby Cochran explained the process: the department’s SOP 1.16.0.1 permits trading in firearms that are abandoned,…
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