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Police departments sell their used guns. Thousands end up at crime scenes.

Summary
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68% Informative
The Stanislaus County Sheriff’s Department in California sold its used firearms to cover the cost of buying new ones.
The old guns went to a distributor, which then turned around and sold them to the public.
One of those guns, a Glock pistol, was involved in the killing of Maria Leslie's grandson.
VR Score
61
Informative language
53
Neutral language
71
Article tone
informal
Language
English
Language complexity
40
Offensive language
likely offensive
Hate speech
not hateful
Attention-grabbing headline
not detected
Known propaganda techniques
not detected
Time-value
short-lived
External references
2
Source diversity
2
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