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| Sturmgewehr 44 Saved from the Shredder, Sent to Museum |
| 2018-06-22 |
| [GunsAmerica] Virginia’s Chesapeake City Council voted last week to donate rather than destroy a rare World War II firearm believed to have popularized the term "assault rifle." The Sturmgewehr 44 (StG44) was developed by German gunsmith Hugo Schmeisser in 1942 and was used by the Nazis through the end of the war. Germany produced about 426,000, but because few ended up on North American shores, NFA-compliant models are worth nearly $30,000. The Chesapeake Police Department confiscated the StG44 in April of 2009 after finding one in a van involved in several hit-and-runs, according to the Virginian-Pilot. The driver, Eugene McGee, was convicted of felony hit-and-run and had his Second Amendment rights revoked. But rather than destroy the firearm, the city decided in 2010 to donate it. Police spokesman Leo Kosinski told the Pilot that he isn’t sure why it’s taken so long for the donation to occur, though he suspects that whoever came up with the idea has since retired. |
| Posted by:Besoeker |
| #6 Basically the banned guns list, unless you register the firearm and So either the StG44 was made a non-"assault rifle", by modifying it to fire only semi-auto and removed the bayonet lug or Mr. Hit and Run payed $3000 to the Feds. Which firearms are regulated under the NFA? P.S. Silencers are not banned. Again, you gotta |
| Posted by: Fester Hitler5303 2018-06-22 16:04 |
| #5 "NFA-compliant models" Pardon my ignorance but what does it take to get it "NFA-compliant"? |
| Posted by: European Conservative 2018-06-22 13:31 |
| #4 ...it bad optics for one calling for a police state confiscation of weapons and then turn around and sell them on the market. |
| Posted by: Procopius2k 2018-06-22 11:51 |
| #3 Another "Asset Forfeiture" by the all powerful State: The Chesapeake Police Department confiscated the StG44 in April of 2009 after finding one in a van involved in several hit-and-runs...? Why not --- Send it for Auction and give the money to the victims of those hit-and-runs? |
| Posted by: magpie 2018-06-22 11:31 |
| #2 StG-44s aren't rare. They found tons of them in the Middle East and Africa. With ammo headstamped 1944 and 45. |
| Posted by: Herb McCoy 2018-06-22 10:51 |
| #1 Lawsuit from the "pull-down-Confederate-statues-without-a-permit" crowd in 3-2-1 |
| Posted by: M. Murcek 2018-06-22 07:09 |