Gun "buy backs"

[Novus Collectus]

What I want to know is if they do a gun trace and discover it was stolen, do they give the gun back to the owner? If not and they destroy it, then they are liable for the value of the gun.
I wonder if there is a way to check to make sure all these gun buy back programs and local governments are informing the theft victims the location of their property?

That would be an interesting twist on the antis efforts. If it turns out they did not return or notify the rightful owners, then they can be accused of buying stolen property and/or of destroying private property without due process or compensation.
If it turns out they did what they are supposed to and return the guns to the proper owners, then they are facing a public relations nightmare because they will be propagating the proliferation of guns "on the street" like they accuse manufacturers of doing.

They are damned if they do; damned if they don't, but if no one takes them to task or tries to expose what happens or tries to hold them legally accountable, then nothing will happen.
I wonder if anyone ever filed a freedom of information act on them to discover if they recovered their stolen gun? I assume anyone in the country that has ever had a gun stolen can request this information from local governments?
Maybe this is a plan for activism. If whenever cities or a state tries the PR event, then they will end up with hundreds or thousands of FOIA requests and they will possibly be facing lawsuits if they retrieve any stolen guns and don't return them.

 

[Sir Aardvark]

Generally, they check to see if it is stolen and then return it to the owner.
Most of the gun buybacks that I hear of state that they destroy all of the firearms that they get (minus the stolen ones of course).

My friend was a police officer for the city of Anaheim, CA and he stated that any seized firearms would be checked out, and if warranted, added to the police arsenal. He stated that the Narc Unit got a real cool Franchi SPAS-12 from a guy that they busted.

Good luck in trying to hold them accountable for what they say that they are going to do - you pretty much just have to trust them because I don't see any easy way to get oversight of what goes on.

 

[captaincaveman]

the problem is in proving they ever had the stolen gun once it's been destroyed

Josh

 

[Shooter973]

Gun "buy backs"???

Just how do gun buy backs work??? Just when did the Govt. own all these guns and then let them get into the hands of the Pubic?
If the Govt. never owned them how can they "Buy them Back"?
Seem to make No sense at all to me......

 

[AZ Husker]

Most buy-backs result in getting a Lorcin or Phoenix Arms .25 (usually stolen) off the streets for a $50 grocery coupon. The bad guy will have a replacement the same day.