Scott County Sheriff's Department gets $16,000 bid for guns

BENTON, Mo. -- The Scott County Sheriff's Department is cleaning out its gun safe -- and making a little money in the process. During Thursday's county commission meeting, bids were open for the sale of 234 firearms. "These have come from all different directions -- some are seized firearms, some are those that people have turned over and didn't want in their house, some are found, and some are stolen and never claimed," said Bledsoe, noting they date back around 30 years. ...