Benchmade gun destruction

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Sorry, that police tweet about cutting up guns with no explanation like that rubbed me the wrong way.

Many of benchmades customers are understandably very worried about losing their rights, you could even say they are on edge. :scrutiny:

So if they expected everyone to applaud a tweet like that, they can forget it. Thumbs down. Boooo.
 
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Well they made their bed they have to sleep in it I won’t ever buy their stuff because of this and I was saving up to get one of their knives not Now or ever after this stunt
 
I’m pretty sure the gun community is the only group of people that hears about a mass shooting and immediately wonders what the fate of the guns used is. Too bad we gun owners don’t get as collectively outraged over humans getting destroyed.

I think you would be surprised to learn that we find it just as horrific as the other side of the isle. If I could magically snap my fingers and end all mass shootings, I would in a heart beat.
There are two variables in a shooting; a gun and a human. Problem being that it is multifaceted and there is no singular solution. A new law on top of the tens of thousands that already exist won't stop it. People intent on heinous acts will attempt regardless of what the law is.

Humans have been killing each other well before the advent of guns and will continue to do so long after they are gone.
 
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OMG! What next? The Benchmade baby seal clubbing team? The Benchmade flag burning festival? The Benchmade Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez edition ? (it's dull, has a red handle, and doesn't work)

I am outraged! Imagine the nerve of them destroying gun buy back fodder that might have otherwise been destroyed by some other company. Outraged! If John Wayne were still with us, he'd be screaming like an androgene wearing a genital hat at an anti-Trump rally!!!
 
Well they made their bed they have to sleep in it I won’t ever buy their stuff because of this and I was saving up to get one of their knives not Now or ever after this stunt

Tarosean, this is what I mean. Horseman61 is boycotting Benchmade for this, because they offended him by helping to destroy firearms. But he hasn’t boycotted Academy, Glock, Ruger or Hornady (examples) for their roles in making firearms very accessible. I’m not saying he’s wrong or criticizing him. I am pointing out that quite a few people are willing to immediately criticize and boycott over a perceived 2A slight, but we sure as heck don’t boycott or protest the manufacturer, seller or even owner (in some cases) when one of the weapons we want is used to commit a crime. Heck, I reckon there’s people here who want the Vegas shooters arsenal sold off.
 
My office does not sell firearms that are used in crimes. If it is stolen we try to reunite them with their rightful owner. Sometimes that is not possible for a number of reasons. So they are destroyed along with the guns used in crimes.

I've been in our gun room, we have some nice stuff. It all gets destroyed. So I guess I am confused, are we mad that the Ogden PD is destroying guns or that Benchmade helped them? Keeping in mind in some states it's illegal for Police or Sheriffs to sell confiscated firearms.
 
My office does not sell firearms that are used in crimes. If it is stolen we try to reunite them with their rightful owner. Sometimes that is not possible for a number of reasons. So they are destroyed along with the guns used in crimes.

I've been in our gun room, we have some nice stuff. It all gets destroyed. So I guess I am confused, are we mad that the Ogden PD is destroying guns or that Benchmade helped them? Keeping in mind in some states it's illegal for Police or Sheriffs to sell confiscated firearms.

By the standards of some of the visible ones in today’s gun community, you’re apparently an accomplice to Massive Socialist Liberal Gun Takeaways or something for not rescuing those precious guns.
 
By the standards of some of the visible ones in today’s gun community, you’re apparently an accomplice to Massive Socialist Liberal Gun Takeaways or something for not rescuing those precious guns.
Oh believe me, were I able to buy them or were we able to sell them I would see it done. But we are not.
 
My criticism of Benchmade is that the Oregon police created that original tweet in a way that looked suspiciously like anti gun propaganda. Maybe that’s not Benchmades fault or intention but after that, it would be appropriate for Benchmade to make a statement on their stance on the 2A (if they support it).

If they want to just keep their head down and stay silent, that’s fine, I have lots of other companies I can feel good about buying from and not really a big deal to me.

I’m not the only person that would prefer a company that isn’t afraid to be vocal about their support of the United States Constitution.
 
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I am pointing out that quite a few people are willing to immediately criticize and boycott over a perceived 2A slight,

Boycotting something you never intended to purchase in the first place isn't actually a boycott. How many are actual customers of Benchmade vs blowing hot air? I betting very few.
 
Law enforcement just enforces the law. It does not make it. So Benchmade helped them enforce the law . . .
 
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My office does not sell firearms that are used in crimes. If it is stolen we try to reunite them with their rightful owner. Sometimes that is not possible for a number of reasons. So they are destroyed along with the guns used in crimes.

I've been in our gun room, we have some nice stuff. It all gets destroyed. So I guess I am confused, are we mad that the Ogden PD is destroying guns or that Benchmade helped them? Keeping in mind in some states it's illegal for Police or Sheriffs to sell confiscated firearms.
In this case both as in Oregon it's up to the individual department as to what they do with them and benchmade could have said no to assisting in it.
 
Some people have the Vegas shooters arsenal, "plus some" just sayin. Stupid laws for stupid reasons.
 
I don’t see an issue here. They make good knives and help law enforcement destroy guns that are used in crimes, confiscated or otherwise submitted for destruction. No biggie.
It is a biggie, in terms of optics for that company. Their customer base is outdoors people, who are fans of guns as well as knives. These customers will be upset about the wanton destruction of guns, and will not be as likely to patronize a company that is complicit in the destruction. Very bad business decision on the part of Benchmade.
 
Horseman61 is boycotting Benchmade for this, because they offended him by helping to destroy firearms. But he hasn’t boycotted Academy, Glock, Ruger or Hornady (examples) for their roles in making firearms very accessible.
Yeah, how weird is that. He boycotts entities who do things he disagrees with and doesn't boycott entities that he has no serious disagreement with. Very unusual and contradictory... :D
I am pointing out that quite a few people are willing to immediately criticize and boycott over a perceived 2A slight, but we sure as heck don’t boycott or protest the manufacturer, seller or even owner (in some cases) when one of the weapons we want is used to commit a crime.
It's normal behavior for people to criticize and boycott those they feel are responsible for things they don't like. I have no idea why you think anyone would boycott an entity for something they don't believe the entity is responsible for.

Logically speaking, manufacturers of items are not responsible for the misuse of those items. Nobody is mad at the manufacturer of the truck that Tim McVeigh used nor at Ryder for renting it to him. Nobody is mad at the company that made the boxcutters that the 911 hijackers used or the stores where they bought them. So there's no contradiction in the fact that many people have no beef with manufacturers or sellers of firearms that end up being used in crime.
 
Tarosean, this is what I mean. Horseman61 is boycotting Benchmade for this, because they offended him by helping to destroy firearms. But he hasn’t boycotted Academy, Glock, Ruger or Hornady (examples) for their roles in making firearms very accessible. I’m not saying he’s wrong or criticizing him. I am pointing out that quite a few people are willing to immediately criticize and boycott over a perceived 2A slight, but we sure as heck don’t boycott or protest the manufacturer, seller or even owner (in some cases) when one of the weapons we want is used to commit a crime. Heck, I reckon there’s people here who want the Vegas shooters arsenal sold off.

I don't recall Academy, Glock, Ruger or Hornady or any other company within the firearms industry reaching out to the Las Vegas shooter or any other criminal and saying "Here, use our products when you break the law." Can you provide an example where any of the companies you have listed have directly caused a crime? I am sure people would boycott them if we had an example of some kind of directly involved wrong doing on their part. It's an absurd comparison to make, boycotting a company that supports the interests and hobbies of its customer base. Do you boycott the auto manufacturers or the alcohol companies when someone drives under the influence and causes an accident? Why would you suggest boycotting a firearms related company on a firearms related community? Suggesting that a community boycott an industry or part of an industry when a product is used in a crime makes no sense. How many times have you boycotted against clothing companies whose products were worn during the commission of a crime? Sorry Nike, can't buy your shoes, Tim Smith used them when he shoplifted from Foot Locker yesterday. Sorry Foot Locker, can't buy anything from you because you make it very accessible to obtain shoes that have been used in the commission of a crime. Sorry Mall of America, can't shop at any of the stores you have due to you making it very accessible to Foot Locker who makes shoes accessible for criminals to wear when they commit crime.
 
By the standards of some of the visible ones in today’s gun community, you’re apparently an accomplice to Massive Socialist Liberal Gun Takeaways or something for not rescuing those precious guns.

So are you a member just to cause political arguments where ever you go? Only reason I recognize your name is because every thread it comes up in seems to be tied with a political argument. Yes many times it is started by someone else and you are defending yourself. But why the hell would you make your forum name a political one? It's like your asking for an issue. I don't care about your political views, it's a gun forum about guns not politics.

You had to know that with the way things are these days liberals are tied with being anti gun... And choosing a name such as "The Liberal" on a gun forum is simply asking for conflict....and being judged before you even get a chance to present your case.

It's like someone joining an environmental conservation forum and taking the name "far right conservative"..... It's simply asking for pproblems. It'syour freedom of choice to call yourself whatever you like, and present your views as this is an open forum. But it kinda comes across like ya want an argument.o_O
 
And to stay on topic. As much as I hate to see it, I get that certain guns are ordered to be destroyed and can't be returned or salvaged, don't much agree with it...But it was real dumb of them to post it on the internet. No need for it. Created a bunch of BS that could have been completely avoided.
 
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. . . So they are destroyed along with the guns used in crimes.
If we torched seized cars, and burnt down seized houses, then destroying seized guns would be unremarkable.

As it stands, seized guns are specifically destroyed because fools hate and fear them as moral objects rather than as amoral tools. It's the exceptional treatment that's the problem.

I have often thought that it would be nice to highlight this with a simple law requiring ALL seized property to be disposed of uniformly; if a department/court chooses to cut up a $90 HiPoint, then that $150k Ferrari in the impound lot must also be torched and sold for $0.60/hundredweight.
 
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Departments destroy guns, dope and whatever is being disposed from their property rooms every day.

Yeah, it was obviously “for show” or they wouldn’t have added “took them for final destruction”.

I wonder if they get them to burn the pot they want to get rid of?
 
But he hasn’t boycotted Academy, Glock, Ruger or Hornady (examples) for their roles in making firearms very accessible


Explain how those companies do that and shown some evidence.

Other than maybe donating to pro 2A groups that support your alledged belief that people should be allowed to own guns, I'd like know how YOU believe those companies are making guns "very accessible".

And why would that even matter if they did unless you're accusing them of making guns very accessible to people that are legally prohibited from owning guns.
 
I really don't see why so many get upset over this. Some are crying like a little school girl that just peed in her panties.
In LA. if a gun is used in a violent crime, by law it has to be destroyed. If it is used in a capital crime, it will be kept in Evidence till the cows come home. And then there is the court orders to destroy guns. If a gun has a court order to be destroyed, and is not, the person in charge of the Evidence division can be charged with violation of a court order.
Then there are those Departments, like mine, that are so worried about the backlash that could come from selling a gun and have it later used in a crime. They are so worried that someone would come after the dept and the city, it's easier to just destroy them. Per department policy we can’t even keep a screw from one of the guns.
Here are some pics to make you cry.
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