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MI: Lapeer Co. Sheriff's Office to sell machine gun to the highest bidder
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"You, too, could be the proud owner of an automatic weapon -- courtesy of the Lapeer County Sheriff's Office."
"Via its Web site, www.county.lapeer.org/sheriff, the department is auctioning off a fully automatic M16, dating to the mid-1970s and capable of firing about 700 rounds a minute. The only requirement is that bidders have a machine gun permit -- available to any adult who doesn't have a criminal record."
"Purchased by the department for $500 in the '70s, the weapon, which Lapeer's law enforcers thought might be needed in the event of an emergency like a hostage crisis, has never been fired outside of a shooting range. Undersheriff Robert Rapson said Monday he thinks it may be worth as much as $17,000 now." ... |
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