Gun rights group goes to court to stop buyback program

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https://www.wpri.com/target-12/gun-rights-group-goes-to-court-to-stop-buyback-program/

After the brief hearing before Superior Court Judge Melissa Long, the gun rights group’s attorney and President Frank Saccoccio said his organization got what it wanted.

“They said on record the stolen guns wouldn’t be destroyed,” Saccoccio said. “We lost the battle but we won the war.”

Saccoccio was referring to statements from the Central Falls and Providence attorneys who told the court their respective police departments would do their best to return any stolen weapons to their rightful owners.

The two cities are offering $200 Visa gift cards for handguns, $100 gift cards for rifles and shotguns and $500 if the firearms are stolen. Initial statements about the Saturday morning buyback indicated the weapons would be destroyed after they were purchased.

The initial plan for the cops to recover stolen property and then destroy it was IMO no better than the actions of the original thieves. Think about it. You break into a house. You steal money or items you can turn into money. That's the motivation for stealing. Having law enforcement act as a fence within these types of crimes is just wrong. Allowing law enforcement to destroy property rather than return it is even more wrong.