TUCSON, Ariz. (AP) — An Arizona lawmaker says the city of Tucson is violating a state law by destroying guns turned in by residents or seized from crime investigations.
Rep. Mark Finchem has filed a complaint accusing Tucson of violating a 2013 law that requires otherwise legal guns obtained by law enforcement agencies be sold, not destroyed, The Arizona Daily Star reported. City records show that the Tucson Police Department has destroyed 4,820 guns since the beginning of 2013. Continue reading “Arizona lawmaker wants Tucson to stop destroying guns”