Rifle Purportedly Used in UT Tower Shooting Up For Auction

Someone is selling a rifle they say was used in a mass shooting at the University of Texas campus almost 50 years ago. Charles Whitman killed 16 people on August 1, 1966 and wasn't stopped until Austin police officer Houston McCoy shot him at the top of the UT tower.

A listing on the Texas Gun Trader website shows a starting bid of $25,000 for the Remington 700 ADL with Lupold scope. Donald Weiss says he's selling it for a collector who wishes to remain anonymous.

"There was no negativism as far as purchasing the rifle," Weiss says of the anonymous seller. "It was strictly for collector value. I don’t think this thing has actually come on the market like this in over 20 years."

A serial number on the gun shown in the listing is the same as the one in the Austin police report of the shooting, the Houston Chronicle first reported.

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