Gun Buy Back.......sigh!

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Well we had a local Gun buy back program this weekend! :eek:

As I watched the 11 O'clock news I am happy to report that the local police chief was interviewed and let us all know that the streets are safer...the program took in.......

140 GUNS ...........And now WE are safer....:banghead:

As Ron White said..."You Cant Fix Stupid" ! :(
 
SC does that? wow whoda thunk?

But I have to consider that 140 guns leaving the homes of apathetic (read: negligent?) owners might not be a bad thing. Who else would participate unless you're just using the opportunity to cash in a crap gun? Still, there are many better ways to spen... waste tax payer $$$.
 
I do agree that the apathetic do not need a firearm! If they are afraid of it or irresponsible people, thats fine...go sell your gun at a licensed FFL dealer.

But to think that these programs have ANY affect on crime is ludicrous.

And What is even worse to me is that a Police Chief would actually let the words come out of his mouth that the streets are safer due to 140 guns being brought in! :scrutiny:

I would venture that these guns were:

1) Mostly Junk
2) Turned in by Senior Citizens
3) Turned in by Law Abiding Citizens (not so much as a traffic ticket)

These Things are Silly! (My Opinion)
 
Taking Saturday night specials off the street could be a good thing. Although if I ever see someone turn in a Colt Python, I might just cry.
 
I always wonder what valuable heirloms(sp) get turned in because the person who inherited it had no knowledge and/or respect for what it was.
 
they have had them afew times near where I live, they offer gift cards in return for guns,25$ for a hand gun and 50$ for a rifle.

Iv always wondered what would happen if I pulled up next to the buy back location and put up a sign saying id offer them actual cash for each gun, maybe even 5-10 dollars over then gift card. any gun I thought wasn't a steal Id direct them to the police buy back.

how would it be any different then buying and selling guns out of our local newspaper?
 
Wish they'd have one of these here. The LGS has some junk handguns that they'll sell me for $10 each. Good way to make some money.
 
I find at least one positive thing to come out of gun buybacks; maybe two. When the criminal elements rob the owners of those now unprotected homes there will be fewer guns making their way into the criminals' hands. Also the guns are not going to turned against them during the robberies.

Still, I too, hate that quality firearms are taken off the market.
 
I always wanted to stand outside the buy back and offer $20 more for some of those heirloom guns that come in.
Pick up a good deal maybe,...but to tweek the nose of the Lib's "Pricless!"
 
This one was in myrtle Beach area.....

They were giving $100 each gun I believe this time.

Talking about heir looms getting took off street and destroyed....One buy back years ago in florida was epic....they took in hundreds of guns, then they showed Law Enforcement in a boat off the coast of florida with bundles of Rifles and shotguns tied together with chains being dropped in the ocean?

This was Reported on CBS by Dan Rather Jun 17th 1999 I tried to get video but it is a drawn out process to do so...but here feel free http://tvnews.vanderbilt.edu/program.pl?ID=387947 There is $100 fee for personal use! less if it for organizational use? geez! I will see if I can find it elsewhere.

It is real sickening...you can distinguish a lot of Marlin and winchester lever guns, some with Loop levers, such as the Alaskan going to a salty grave as the officers toss bundles into the water from the boat.
 
Valnar writes:
Taking Saturday night specials off the street could be a good thing.
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..and apparently buys into the argument frequently used against our side that guns are inherently capable of being dangerous despite being nothing more than inanimate objects. I'm willing to bet that when Chicago created its list of "approved" handguns for would-be owners, its officials consulted with people supposedly educated on firearms, and those people continue to reiterate that anti-gun argument, that only "elite" firearms can be owned, and only by the "elite" (who can afford them.)
Regarding the thread topic, I do believe that municipal gun "buy-back" programs are ineffective at reducing crime, and that they are not intended to do so. They are, in actuality, created to disarm whomever wishes to participate, to reduce the number of privately-owned firearms in the community. Of course, success in even that goal cannot be counted upon, as many people who bring in a firearm may very well be retaining possession of at least one more at home.
The bottom line is that gun buy-back programs are a political move, and nothing more.
 
I kinda wish they would have a "gun buy back" around here so I could get rid of several non-functional .22 rifles and single shot shotguns my uncle has. They aren't worth much even as parts guns as most of the parts people want are broken.
 
The part that bothers me the most is the use of the word "back" because it sounds as if the government was the source of your gun rights or has eminent domain over them. Maybe it is time we get some of the government "off the streets."
 
These 'buy back' things are nothing but stunts designed to make politicians look good. They are ineffective and a total waste of taxpayer money.

Yea, right, Dudes like you see in da hood are going to turn in their hand cannon for a $25 Wal-Mart gift card.

Makes me sick.
 
The one we had a while back was $200 for "assault rifles", $150 for a rifle or shotgun, $100 for a pistol, and $10 for a "realistic replica". They ran out of money in the first couple of hours, apparently folks had gone to the flea market and bought a bunch of cheap airsoft pistols ($5-$10) and were turning them in buy the dozens for a profit. There was a group out there that was buying guns at reasonable prices, I think they ended up buying 30-40 guns from people out there.

-Jenrick
 
I sold a broken Jennings .22 to the Washington DC police dept for $100 some years ago.

Doubled my money on that one.

I told the press all about it. One of my NPR-listening buddies informed me that the folks on NPR's "Around Town" talk-show nominated me "man of the week."
 
My version of a gun buy back is simple. I have guns. If you want to take a gun from me, you pay me the amount of money I deem proper. I then give you the gun.

In Virginia, private face to face sales are legal. Maybe I ought to go to the next buy back and offer say whatever they're posting plus $10.
 
A couple of weeks ago Cleveland had a buy back and ran out of gift cards. They were $100 per gun and the local news posted the story on Facebook. People started to make comment like "let's get those guns off the streets," and "they should have more buy backs to make the streets safer." Probably not the most diplomatic but I chimed in asking why aren't we saying "lets get those criminals off the streets." I also asked why isn't anyone getting arrested if these are illegal guns. The responses were mind numbing.

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El Mariachi said:
(warning----you may wanna grab a box of tissues before watching these)
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A box of tissues? I had to grab a trash can to puke in after that second one. I hope the ACLU doesn't find out about City Council members quoting the bible and being involved with angel statues.
 
A couple of weeks ago Cleveland had a buy back and ran out of gift cards. They were $100 per gun and the local news posted the story on Facebook. People started to make comment like "let's get those guns off the streets," and "they should have more buy backs to make the streets safer." Probably not the most diplomatic but I chimed in asking why aren't we saying "lets get those criminals off the streets." I also asked why isn't anyone getting arrested if these are illegal guns. The responses were mind numbing.
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I once heard a joke about getting criminals off the streets. It went like this: "There will be no more criminals on the streets, because they will all be dangling from stoplights."
 
I once heard a joke about getting criminals off the streets. It went like this: "There will be no more criminals on the streets, because they will all be dangling from stoplights."
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That's a good one.
 
So I once found an old black-powder Kentucky pistol kit in my grandpa's things when I was a young kid. Put it together, stained it, and then was informed by my father, "I wouldn't let you shoot that thing even if I didn't like you." So it sat in my closet, basically being nothing but a toy, and a show piece. Gradually over time it lost its ram rod, trigger guard, and the front piece that secured the barrel down.

I wonder if I could exchange it through one of those buy-back programs. I still have the thing somewhere lol
 
OH man, I'd love to see a buy back program in my area. I have 4 old pieces of crap that don't fire, they are wall hangers, just for looks in the gun room. I'd love to get $100 a piece. Maybe a guy should start watching around neighboring states and making a road trip to get rid of scrap iron to finance a few new guns. Sounds like a possible business plan. hehehe
 
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