Do guns wear out? Do they end up in landfill? You always hear about guns being sold, but never about what happens to them at the end of their useful life.

  • FireTower@lemmy.world
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    11 months ago

    I’m unaware of any federal law on the mater (not really their jurisdiction) and check your own local law, but probably not. If anyone has a citation otherwise I’d be interested in reading it.

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      11 months ago

      I wonder if it had been taken apart enough and/or hacksawed if it would still meet a definition of “gun” or “firearm”.

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        11 months ago

        At least in the USA no. You can destroy a firearm with a hacksaw. Here’s a figure with approved forms of destruction. Note the width of the white lines represent removed material.