Arrr! The cannons were believed t' be doomed, but nay! They be resurrected, ready fer mayhem 'n mischief!
2023-12-10
Arr! Me hearties be tellin' tales o' how them landlubbers in the U.S. be feedin' the secondary arms market by givin' up their seized and surrendered guns to them disposal services. These scallywags be destroyin' one part, but sellin' off the rest like a bunch o' scurvy dogs!
Arr, matey! It be a curious tale, the one I be tellin' ye today. It seems that across the vast lands of the United States, communities be involvin' themselves in a peculiar practice. They be takin' seized and surrendered guns, ye see, and handin' 'em over to disposal services. But here's the twist - these disposal services be destroyin' one part o' the firearm, and then turnin' around to sell the remainin' pieces. Shiver me timbers!Now ye may be wonderin', why be these communities engagin' in such a pirate-like venture? Well, it be all about the coin, me hearties! They be lookin' to make some moolah from the sale of these gun parts. It be a secondary arms market they be creatin', right under the very noses of the law. Aye, 'tis a clever scheme indeed!
But ye may be thinkin', what be the point o' destroyin' just one part o' the gun? Arr, that be a good question, me matey! Ye see, the law requires them to render the firearm inoperable, so they take out a vital piece. But the rest o' the parts still be valuable, and that be where the disposal services make their gold doubloons.
Arr, the irony be not lost on me. The very guns that once caused mayhem on land and sea be now bringin' profit to these disposal services. But we pirates be known for our sense o' humor, and me heart be chucklin' at the thought o' it. 'Tis a fine example o' how the world works, me mateys!
So, me lads and lasses, there ye have it. Communities across the U.S. be indulgin' in a little piracy of their own, feedin' the secondary arms market by passin' on guns to disposal services. They may be destroyin' one part, but they be makin' a tidy profit from the rest. 'Tis a tale that be as funny as a parrot wearin' an eye patch. Ahoy!