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L.A. County Sheriff's Department Destroyed 8,300 Weapons
Written by on July 28, 2010, 02:12 PM
 Sam Allen The annual effort is known as Project Isaiah. The stash of weapons taken from criminals [was] dumped from a series of tractor-trailers into the smelter at the Tamco Steel Mill, said Deputy Bill Brauberger, who described the event as a celebration for the Sheriff’s Department. “It’s pretty exciting and very visual,” said Brauberger, who attended the event last year. The Tamco Steel Mill has hosted the event for the last 17 years, he said. [Updated at 1:38 p.m.: Tamco donates its furnace, equipment and personnel to convert the weapons into rebar and will allocate the steel from the melted weapons to be used for upgrades to freeways and bridges in California, Nevada and Arizona.] This year’s event [began] at 5 a.m. Tuesday, he said. Stop Gun-Grabbing Politicians! Donate to the Second Amendment Foundation. Select Here Source New Comment |
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