Offer still stands to buy, destroy guns
Carpentersville trustees are obfuscating regarding my offer to pay to destroy rather than sell the used guns that they are planning to sell.
The trustees say they knew nothing of my offer. Or did they know? I spoke to Village President Bill Sarto the day after five trustees voted to override his veto and sell the guns.
Our conversation was about my offer to donate $3,000 in exchange for the village destroying the guns. He spoke to and e-mailed my offer to the village manager and the police chief.
The ordinance as passed apparently requires that they be sold to a licensed gun dealer and only a trustee who voted to sell the guns can bring the issue up again to change that direction.
Some trustees read about my offer in a letter to the editor. None was curious enough to pursue my offer.
Some trustees have said that they will only consider the offer if I explain the reason behind my offer.
My offer seems obvious enough -- destroy low cost guns rather than put them into circulation. Some trustees have said they will consider my offer only if it is in writing. I have made many donations to the village and no staff member has ever asked me to put it in writing.
Maybe the trustees experience with their own word has taught them to ask for everything in writing.
My offer still stands.
Tom Roeser, president Otto Engineering
Carpentersville