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(a) When any person is convicted of any homicide, burglary, robbery, assault with intent to kill, assault with a deadly weapon, battery, or any other felony involving a deadly weapon, the court in which the person is convicted may confiscate the deadly weapons involved in the offense and may by court order either:
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(1) Transfer the weapons and the title to the weapons to an appropriate state or local law enforcement agency for use or sale by the law enforcement agency; or
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(2) Order the weapons destroyed if the weapons are not suitable for use or sale by law enforcement agencies.
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(b)
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(1) The sale of weapons by a law enforcement agency under this section shall be at a public auction or by competitive bid.
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(2) The sale shall be subject to a background check of the purchaser through the Federal Bureau of Investigation’s National Instant Criminal Background Check System.
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(3) The sale shall not include illegal weapons.
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(4) The proceeds of the auction shall be retained by the law enforcement agency.
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