Vintage Machine Guns Could Give Police Dept. Some Bucks for Those Bangs
Six firearms the Tinley Park Police Department has had since the 1960s could be worth thousands of dollars to collectors. That's why the department wants to sell them and use the money for new equipment.
When people go through their attics, basements or garages to ease some of the clutter, they might end up parting with childhood keepsakes, possibly selling stacks of old comic books or baseball cards for tidy sums. It's the same idea with the Tinley Park Police Department and its storage space. Except the department's mementos pack a bit more pop than a copy of Giant-Size X-Men No. 1 or a Frank Thomas rookie card. READ: Village Board Proposes to Freeze Property Tax Levy The police department wants to sell a cache of six machine guns it owns and use that profit for needed equipment. The firearms—four Vietnam-era, Colt M-16s and two Thompson "Tommy gun" submachine guns—are coveted by collectors and could go for thousands of dollars on the …
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Joe
4:02 am on Saturday, December 1, 2012
Automatic weapons are illegal in Illinois. Everywhere else, a federal permit is required.. These guns are worth some serious money and anyone who gets them will surely take reasonable care of them, just like any other valuable possession. Cut the melodrama. more ›