Boston Gun Buyback yields just ONE Gun

[Midwest]

Boston Gun Buyback yields just ONE Gun

http://www.bostonherald.com/news_opinion/local_coverage/2015/08/bostons_gun_buyback_program_founders


Either they got all the guns in Boston last year. Or people have finally saw the light and are holding on to them. I'm sure the anti's are upset over this as well as the Mayor of Boston.


"The Walsh administration’s much-touted gun buyback program has taken in just one firearm so far this year — a stunning drop from the more than 400 that came in last year, putting police woefully behind last year’s pace in the overall number of guns they’re removing from the street, a Herald review found."
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[grter]

You know what they say "you can fool some of the people some of the time but you can't fool all of the people all of the time"

People are really not as foolish as some may think. They probably know that the promises and actions of anti-gun extremist as well as the polititians who exploit them are not producing any meaningful changes in the amount of violence encountered in this country.

 

[Speedo66]

I like gun buybacks. I drove down to one some years ago in Brooklyn from Westchester County. I got rid of enough garbage to buy a Kel-Tec Sub2000 for myself, and a Mossberg Mariner 500 for my son.

I say bring 'em on.

 

[tarosean]

Which THR member was around the corner buying up everything?

 

[grter]

I like gun buybacks. I drove down to one some years ago in Brooklyn from Westchester County. I got rid of enough garbage to buy a Kel-Tec Sub2000 for myself, and a Mossberg Mariner 500 for my son.

I say bring 'em on.

Great Score that is what I call prudent money mangement.

 

[wally]

How'd you end up with a bunch of garbage worthy of a "buy-back"?

 

[Bigdog57]

Wish they'd hold one here. I do have a couple non-functional junk guns I could turn in for a profit.

 

[Tinpig]

I don't know why they're surprised.
For years the Mayor, the Chief of Police, and the Boston City Council have systematically disarmed law-abiding Boston residents. I would guess that most guns in Boston are now possessed by police, security guards, and criminals, none of whom are likely to sell their guns to a buy-back.

Tinpig

 

[Twiki357]

I wish there would be one here in Arizona. I love those face to face purchases for $50 over the gift card amounts.

 

[Baron_Null]

I don't care if I have a gun that is completely worthless, I would never turn in a gun to a buyback program so it could be used by politicians to brag about "how many guns they got off the streets" merely so I could get a couple bucks.

 

[Moparnut]

Are these buy backs anonymous? I am thinking about making some money.

 

[TruthTellers]

damn, I could have raided the local scrapyard for some pipes and bought some cheap wood, put some elbow grease into a filing job, and turned $7 worth of investment into $50 or $100.

Guess I'll have to keep my ears open next time.

 

[OldMac]

If something shaped like a gun will get you kicked out of school, surely an actual cap gun or some modified water pipes will make a few hundred bucks. I'm game.

 

[TruthTellers]

If something shaped like a gun will get you kicked out of school, surely an actual cap gun or some modified water pipes will make a few hundred bucks. I'm game.

According to an article I read in the last few weeks, fake ammunition used as clothing will get a metro bus stopped and police called.

http://beforeitsnews.com/alternativ...-with-fake-bullets-causing-panic-3185660.html

 

[Lord Teapot]

I don't care if I have a gun that is completely worthless, I would never turn in a gun to a buyback program so it could be used by politicians to brag about "how many guns they got off the streets" merely so I could get a couple bucks.

seconded^

 

[jmr40]

Most of the guns turned in are worthless anyway. All of the junk was turned in last year and the funds went towards purchasing better guns this year.

I have no problem with participating in those programs. I've gotten rid of a couple of useless guns in the past and have a couple of more I'd do the same with if they ever have another buy back nearby.

It drains anti-gunners funds and increases mine. It makes them feel good and is a distraction preventing them from having time and resources to do things that might actually hurt gun owners.

 

[joem1945]

I've got one if they have a buy back around here. Junk really JUNK PT25.

 

[CajunBass]

I don't care if I have a gun that is completely worthless, I would never turn in a gun to a buyback program so it could be used by politicians to brag about "how many guns they got off the streets" merely so I could get a couple bucks.

Yea. I pretty much don't even want to associate with "those people."

It drains anti-gunners funds and increases mine. It makes them feel good and is a distraction preventing them from having time and resources to do things that might actually hurt gun owners.

Although I gotta admit that this is a pretty good reason FOR hauling some junk down to them.

 

[ironworkerwill]

If I ever have the opportunity, I'm going to turn in some non working pellet guns.

 

[Speedo66]

How'd you end up with a bunch of garbage worthy of a "buy-back"?

They were paying $200 for working pistols, $100 for rifles and shotguns, $25 for BB guns.

A starter revolver a friend had drilled and lined the barrel with a piece of car antenna to fire .22's in HS, a few rusted .22 rifles, a beat up 12ga single, and a few cheap Daisy air rifles and pistols added up. A couple had been given to me "as is" over the years. I was thrilled to get rid of all of them.

 

[230RN]

I've got a cap-firing CANNON.

If I could get $100 for it, I'd order a new one for about $20, last I heard.

 

[RetiredUSNChief]

Soooo...how come we never hear of police officers turning in their privately owned firearms at these buy-backs?

Or, for that matter, their service firearms, as well? I mean, if the goal is disarming the public, then the police, by default, would likewise have no need to carry firearms. Look at their UK police buddies. They don't carry firearms, either, and only a select few are qualified and allowed to do so and even then only under certain circumstances.

I guess I'd be a troublemaker to ask these questions of them, huh?

 

[wojownik]

It drains anti-gunners funds and increases mine..

Well, aren't these funds ultimately from your taxes anyway? And isn't this another case of government blithely spending your hard earned income ... and now having wasted resources on gun buybacks ( instead of spending the money on other needed services ) won't they eventually need to tax you further for taxes to pay for these little initiatives?

I have numerous objections to this gun buyback programs:
- they waste government funds with little to no results
- where the government does accept a actual operating firearm from a citizen, they may not be paying fair market value for the firearm. In in those circumstances I not only see these buyback program as wasteful, but as unethical as well.

 

[MedWheeler]

And that "one gun" wasn't even real.. I just happened to be walking by while munching a Pop-Tart...

 

[TruthTellers]

I wonder if percussion muzzleloader handguns would be accepted for the $200 pistol price? I could probably find some for $100 at a pawn shop and double my money.