Missile Launcher Shows Up At Gun Buyback

A surface-to-air missile launcher was among hundreds of weapons brought to a gun amnesty organised by authorities in Seattle.

Police witnessed numerous private cash exchanges on the sidelines of the buyback event, as gun collectors turned up to tempt those standing in long lines to sell their weapons rather than hand them in.

A man standing outside the weekend event bought the launcher for $100 from another person there, according to investigators.

Officers are now working with army officials to determine whether it was legal or possibly stolen from the military.

The single-use device is a launch tube assembly for a Stinger portable surface-to-air missile.

It had already been used but as a controlled military item it is not available to civilians through any surplus or disposal programme offered by the government.

"It was absolutely crazy what we saw out there," Seattle Mayor Mike McGinn said at a news conference.

Officers saw guns changing hands without proper checks, he said.

Mayor McGinn added that the private sales of the missile launcher and other weapons illustrated the need for comprehensive background checks as proposed by President Obama.

The amnesty allowed people to anonymously turn in their weapons for a shopping gift card worth $100 for each handgun, rifle or shotgun and $200 for each assault weapon.

Officials collected 716 weapons - including four confirmed stolen - and distributed about $70,000 in gift cards.

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