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Council authorizes trade of legacy firearms and purchase of seven new duty pistols
Summary
Miami council approved transferring legacy department firearms to surplus and trading in existing equipment to buy seven Glock .45 Gen5 pistols with Aimpoint sights; the chief said trade-in credit totaled $3,800 and the purchase price was $5,439 with remaining funds coming from prior surplus motorcycle sales.
The Miami Police Department asked the City Council on March 17 to authorize transferring legacy firearms to surplus and to proceed with a trade-in and purchase of seven new duty pistols.
The police chief explained the department maintains several legacy firearms—"some of these weapons are 20 plus years old"—that do not…
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