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From the Clarion-Ledger (MS):

GREENWOOD — Retiring Police Chief Ronnie White found a bargain: City Council sold him his gun for the low price of $1, and he didn't even have to pay for it.

The 65-year-old White is stepping down at the end of June, and he wanted to keep his Smith and Wesson 4053 .40 caliber service pistol to complete his set of four duty-issued weapons from his 41-year career in law enforcement.

City Council recently approved selling the weapon to White for $1, and Mayor Harry Smith paid for the firearm.

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When he retired from the Mississippi Highway Patrol, he was allowed to keep his two guns. He became police chief in Greenwood in 1992 and bought back his Smith and Wesson Chief's Special from the gun dealer to whom the city first sold the firearm.

"I've got four weapons, and I've got four grandsons. One of these days, I hope to be able to give them these guns and explain to them what role they played in my life," he said.