Greensburg police are selling four long guns that were seized in a criminal case years ago, said police Chief Charles Irvin.
City council on Monday unanimously approved selling the firearms to Hufftown Highpower in South Greensburg for $1,660. Irvin said the guns were ordered by a judge to be used for training by department officers.
“We have never used them,” he said. “They’ve simply sat in our gun lockup for however many years.”
It is typical in criminal cases for a judge to order that any weapons involved be destroyed, he said, but that didn’t happen in this situation.
“We just basically stored them for free,” Irvin said.
The city didn’t have to seek bids for the sale because the amount falls below the state’s threshold, he said.
