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The Miami police handed over 101 units of confiscated firearms to Ukraine (sopuli.xyz)
submitted 1 year ago by LaFinlandia@sopuli.xyz to c/ukraine@sopuli.xyz
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[–] TIEPilot@lemmy.world 0 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I bet this is an ITAR violation...

[–] squiblet@kbin.social 3 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Looking over this list, only if they’re full auto or have silencers.

[–] sin_free_for_00_days@sopuli.xyz 3 points 1 year ago

Seems like ITAR applies to companies or individuals. I'd bet that the Miami gov't went through the State Department and it's not an issue.

[–] TIEPilot@lemmy.world 0 points 1 year ago (1 children)
[–] squiblet@kbin.social 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

So, is anyone going to go after the Miami Police for this? I'm guessing probably not.

[–] TIEPilot@lemmy.world 0 points 1 year ago (1 children)

ATF will, they love screwing over police depts that illegally SBR rifles. Also the State Dept, this is their privy.

[–] squiblet@kbin.social 1 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

Okay, since we're working from a photo and one unverified sentence, I looked this up:

From July 20th,

https://www.miamiherald.com/news/local/community/miami-dade/article263607253.html

Officials on Tuesday said that the city has cleared the plan with the U.S. State Department and the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives.

Miami’s city government has not yet signed an agreement with a licensed exporter but hopes to ship the guns within a few weeks, said Miami Police Chief Manny Morales.

https://www.businessinsider.com/miami-police-offer-to-buy-guns-and-ship-them-ukraine-2022-6?op=1

The resolution said that the weapons would be shipped with the help of the nonprofit Ukrainian Congress Committee of America (UCCA). Commissioner Russell told Insider: "We are in contact with a licensed gun exporter who has the ability to ship the guns."

So, looks like they thought of this already.

[–] Liz@midwest.social 1 points 1 year ago

LMAO, I didn't take a close look at the photo and thought that was Zillensky posing with the guns. But your comment made me double check since it was all in the uncertain future tense.