Why can't I be around on a day like that?

[Bill Hollinger]

WW2 weapon turned in during gun buy-back program in CT

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[rangerbluedog]

You've gotta hand it to them for educating the owner and allowing her to keep and sell it. Your average gun-grabber would not have been so honorable. KUDOS to this officer!

[Bill Hollinger]

I thought the same thing!

Now the BATF&E will step in and arrest her for selling an illegal weapon!

[HOOKED ON HISTORY]

Now the BATF&E will step in and arrest her for selling an illegal weapon!

If it is not registered is it not illegal and thus must be destroyed? I thought there was no way to register a full auto that was not registered before 1986? Seem to remember a story recently about a Maxium that assoiated with Sgt. York that was found and granted a waiver by BATF only because it was turned over to a museam. I try not to think of how many historical arms have been shreaded in these "buy backs".

[Brian Dick]

It must be registered or it wouldn't have made the news in such a good light and with the value of a transferable weapon. Unregistered machine guns can be turned over to and registered legally to the police department or donated/registered to a Fed or State funded museum. All perfectly legal but they remain in restricted, post sample status and can only be transferred to machine gun dealers or other law enforcement agencies.

[HOOKED ON HISTORY]

It must be registered or it wouldn't have made the news in such a good light and with the value of a transferable weapon. Unregistered machine guns can be turned over to and registered legally to the police department or donated/registered to a Fed or State funded museum. All perfectly legal but they remain in restricted, post sample status and can only be transferred to machine gun dealers or other law enforcement agencies.

So an unregistered "bring back" can be registered as long as it is donated/sold to a museum? The owner cannot register and maintain ownership correct?

[Sarge1998]

Maybe I'm looking at this a bit different but the officers didn't say anything about giving it back to her to sell. It's my take they are simply holding it in evidence for her while she sought a legal buyer. And as far as her facing any charges...not a chance if she was simply cleaning out her dad's belongings and turned it in for disposal, no SA would attempt to try that case, not if they want to be re-elected. WWII veterans family charged when turning in a war trophy, that's bad PR. Police still get called for unexploded ordinance (i.e. hand-grenades, live artillery rounds) found in veterans belongings after they pass away. Good press for the PD, the right thing to do, and a piece of history is saved.

[Brian Dick]

An individual cannot register and maintain ownership of an unregistered mg. It can be turned into a local PD and registered by them or donated and registered to a sanctioned museum.

[HOOKED ON HISTORY]

It can be turned into a local PD and registered by them

What would become of an unregistered mg disposed of in this manner? Sold off by the PD?
What I am wondering about is what should someone do who finds themself in position of having a vet bring back without placing themselves in hot water and having a valuable family heirloom conficated/distroyed? There are surley many out there.

[villiers]

What´s so special about a StGew.`44? They were used in masses by the VoPo in East Germany. And a whole lot turned up in Syria recently. Copies are made here in Germany for a few thousand Euros. Suppose the legal owner could have it converted to semi-auto if she really wanted to keep it.