The article says 20-30 people in line at all times, but they only get 147 firearms. Someone is not telling the truth.leasantry:
Why do I think I'd be standing toward the back of the line offering $100 cash for good stuff?
It also doesn't mention if they are checked to see if they have been reported stolen so they can be returned to their rightful owners. Sometimes these programs don't WANT them checked, just destroyed.
I'm with you, Jes. The comments reported sound like standard anti rhetoric to me. I have a hard time believing that gun owners would espouse views like:The article says 20-30 people in line at all times, but they only get 147 firearms. Someone is not telling the truth.leasantry:
While I was approaching and buying firearms from the people standing in line at one of these events.....before the police told me to get lost, or get arrested.........
I subsequently noticed that there were "2" lines.
Cops brought a number of junk weapons, which they substituted for the nicer, higher up firearms being brought in.
The cops then went home with their new toys, for a deep, deep, discount. Go figure.
Or at likely "official" department policyYou need to get that on film. I am sure that's illegal or at the very least against department policy.
I still think I should buy a bunch of gift cards and hold my own Gun Turn In program. 147 guns @ $50 = 147 guns for $735
147 x 50 = 7350. Still well worth it though.
If they don't want it, for whatever reason, well, whatever. To each his own. I just can't believe that the announcement of a buy-back event is the first time it occures to these dunces that they now have a chance to get some money for their gun. Gun shows, gun auction websites, gun stores, the newspaper, craigslist. Even a frikin pawn shop will give you more than $50 for a semi-decent gun.
These "turn-ins" happen all the time all over the US. I best these people who are hard up could have sold their guns for higher price at a local pawn shop.
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