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gun-control2 years ago

Controversy over auctioning guns used in shootings reignites after Louisville bank shooting.

The family of the Louisville bank shooter and the city's mayor are calling for a change in Kentucky law that requires confiscated guns to be sold at public auction, including the AR-15-style rifle used in the recent shooting. The law, in place since 2016, sets a clear process for the firearms' fate, but the family wants the rifle to be legally destroyed. Kentucky has some of the highest firearm death rates in the US, and experts attribute gun violence to relaxed laws in obtaining firearms and the absence of any training requirements to handle a legally purchased gun.

via CNN|
#ar-15#gun-auction#gun-control
gun-control2 years ago

Louisville Shooter's Family Demands Destruction of AR-15 Used in Rampage.

The family of Connor Sturgeon, who killed five people in a Louisville bank with an AR-15, is calling for changes to Kentucky law that requires guns seized by police to be recirculated to the public via auction. The family wants the weapon to be destroyed and is working with the Louisville Metro Police Department and the United States Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms to ensure it is legally destroyed. Louisville Mayor Craig Greenberg has also pleaded with Kentucky's Republican-controlled legislature to make changes to the law.

via WDRB|
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crime2 years ago

Controversy Surrounds Auction of Gun Used in Louisville Shooting

The AR-15-style rifle used in a deadly workplace shooting at a bank in Louisville will probably be auctioned to the public, officials say. Four people - including a police officer - remain in the hospital. The semi-automatic weapon had been purchased by the killer, a junior bank employee, on 4 April. Louisville Mayor Craig Greenberg called for a change in the way confiscated guns are handled. Under current state law, guns confiscated by local police - including those used in homicides - are returned to state police and then made available for purchase at auction.

via BBC|
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