Bibb Sheriff’s Office to auction guns for first time

Dozens of guns seized by the Bibb County Sheriff’s Office are set to be auctioned off to the public for the very first time in September.

Pistols, rifles and shotguns are among 60 firearms that will be sold Sept. 10 at T. Lynn Davis Realty and Auction Co. on Broadway.

“We’ll sell (the guns) on the inside and we’ll go to the outside and sell cars ... and all the heavy equipment we’ve got,” employee Mickey Pearce, a former sheriff’s deputy, said.

The auction begins at 9 a.m.

Firearms to be sold include: a Remington 870 12-gauge pump police shotgun, a World War II-era Inland M1 Carbine 30-caliber rifle, a Savage Model 110 and a 30.06 bolt-action rifle.

Unclaimed or unwanted guns used to be crushed with other scrap metal after they were no longer needed as evidence in court. However, a change in state law four years ago requires the guns to be auctioned.

The guns to be sold are among hundreds of confiscated guns that have been in stockpiled since the 2012 law change.

Pearce said more guns will be sold at future auctions in the coming months.

This story was originally published August 30, 2016 at 1:08 PM with the headline "Bibb Sheriff’s Office to auction guns for first time."