I don't see a big deal out of this, but don't really care either. I bet 95% of the guns are junk or undesireable, it's not like there are a bunch of primo 1911's or other valuables. To consider the other side of things there could be a possible liability in it too. Sheriff Gibson took over as interim Sheriff and has big mess to clean up, and is doing so quickly. I think Sheriff Lester was a good person, very popular in the county, but there was a lot of mishandled things, maybe some unlawful too, Idk. Sheriff Gibson was born and raised in Norman, spent his whole career with Norman PD, highly respected and decorated. He was also the Commander of SWAT and the Disaster Team too, and retired as a Captain. You might not agree with every decision he makes but I'm willing to bet he will do good things for the county.
Okay, Cleveland county. Gibson was born and raised in Norman.
Norman is a college town. College towns attract certain types, and those certain types vote a certain way. Check the geographical voting records of the past decade or so, which show how the majority in certain areas voted.
Gibson is running for election, and he is very aware of his constituency.
Whether or not he is actually anti-gun isn't the issue. His constituency is, and he knows it.
Norman is a college town. College towns attract certain types, and those certain types vote a certain way. Check the geographical voting records of the past decade or so, which show how the majority in certain areas voted.
Gibson is running for election, and he is very aware of his constituency.
Whether or not he is actually anti-gun isn't the issue. His constituency is, and he knows it.
To the potential safety point. The thing that gets me now is the recorded "near miss" safety incidents. A "near miss" incident is one that no unfavorable outcome occurred. BUT, could have occurred and the funny part is they rate how bad the incident COULD have been from 1 to 5. Its to bring awareness, but it also brings exaggeration and focus on things that did not happen.
I saw this on the "news" last night and thought how the hell does someone like this get elected as sheriff in Oklahoma.
Unfortunately the times have changed and this state that I was born and raised in is becoming more and more unrecognizable.
Unfortunately the times have changed and this state that I was born and raised in is becoming more and more unrecognizable.
First, the desirability of the guns isn't the issue. The previous sheriff was trading confiscated items for equipment his department could use at ZERO cost to the taxpayer.
Second is political, it's nothing more than group think focusing on the tool and not the crime. If a cop gets killed with one of these guns and he leaves behind a wife, is his widow going to get any comfort from the fact that the gun didn't travel through a LE evidence/property room on the way to being legally sold? Would she be better off knowing it was sold legally through the normal process with a NICS check? Oh wait... The point is she isn't gonna care one whit, her husband is just as dead.
He's a republican. Must be of the RINO wing.
Oh yeah forgot about the near misses. It got so stupid that near misses were being recorded when employees were walking across the road and a vehicle would drive by, which begat another stupid rule.
The way I see it, with these guns being sold(or traded) to(with) a retailer means the people who buy these guns will go through a background check before being allowed to purchase. I see no problem with trading off or selling these guns to a retailer. Those guns stand no greater threat of ending up "on the street" than any other gun. If Gibson is so worried about the guns ending up in the wrong hands, maybe the criminals with those hands ought to be kept locked up.
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Then if you report too many near misses you get dinged for not recognizing the potential for near misses. Yep! Near misses, potential hazards, Authorization to Work Forms. BTDT Doesn't leave a lot of time to get the job done. Damn glad I don't have to put up with that crap anymore.
Saw that sheriff on tv last night. Thought what a dud.
This subject has me wondering, what do the other 76 counties do with seized firearms? What do local PD's do with them, or state level law enforcement agencies. What do the others states, counties in those states etc do? I've never been to a sheriff sale, or any other type of county, state or law enforcement auction/sale, are firearms usually included at these?
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