Balmer, MD: Despite broad criticism, city revives gun buybacks

[Zundfolge]

Can I (A Delaware resident) go down there and turn in some junkers lying around? I'm seriously considering the 1 hour drive to fund a new carry peice.

They say "no questions asked" ... however transporting handguns across state lines for the purpose of sale is a federal felony (unless the city is an FFL and will transfer them all legal like first)

 

[Norton]

Just for the point of clarity, this time around there is no city money being used. I don't know where it's coming from, however.

I'm still having visions of that Garand......that rifle could have been used by one of our GIs to win WWII and this appears to be the end of the road for it, destined for destruction.

I almost hope a Baltimore City police officer makes off with it.......

 

[Mongo the Mutterer]

O'Malley said at the time he would rather see the city buying guns that were used in crimes because the general buybacks tend to attract "a lot of garbage guns." He said he allowed the buyback to continue because it was scheduled prior to his election.

Did anyone make any sense out of this statement? What does O'Malley want to do, only buy guns from criminals?

Why would they (other than being stupid, which of course is possible... but not as stupid as hizzhonor) turn in their "certified crime used" guns?

I guess they get an amnesty for their crimes, if they certify the gun as used in their crimes. :banghead: :banghead: :banghead:

 

[c_yeager]

Later that month, the city's housing authority spent $286,000 to buy 710 guns, using money from a federal housing grant and drug treatment dollars.

I would LOVE to hear how they can explain spending nearly $400 per weapon. They pay about $100, so how is it that their operating costs are 3 times the amount of money that they are handing out?

Lets say that the average payout is close to $100 per weapon. That means they are handing out about $71,000. Where is the other $200,000 going? Lets say that they ran this thing for 15 days for 8 hours per day (this is VERY generous BTW) it means that the buyback itself is costing nearly $2000 PER HOUR, not counting the money that they are actually paying for guns.

Someone is getting rich off of this.

 

[DelayedReaction]

OnTarget in Jessup, MD has SKS for $140. They're milsurp Yugos with grenade launchers and bayonet mounts, so they're definitely "assault weapons".

Sounds like a chance to make some quick cash to me!

 

[Mr. James]

Just for the point of clarity, this time around there is no city money being used. I don't know where it's coming from, however.

Asset forfeiture. And since money is fungible, that's $100,000 which won't be available for legitimate guv'mint bidness, which means $100,000 more of taxpayer money will be necessary to make up for it. So, however you cut it, TANSTAAFL.

 

[Brett Bellmore]

money that comes from cash or property seized from criminals involved in the drug trade.

Well, technically, money that came from people they might or might not eventually get around to trying to prove were criminals involved in the drug trade... Since they seize the assest before you're convicted of anything.

 

[NHBB]

I like how they complain about garbage guns getting turned in. I suppose they would rather have law abiding citizens turning in their sigs and glocks and NFA weapons for a pittance of the investment, rather than get some POS lorcin out of the hands of some little homeboy. overall, I think it is a big waste, but whatever.

 

[Partisan Ranger]

"If it saves one life it's worth it" is one of the stupidest phrases in the English language and anyone who says it should be tarred, feathered and ridiculed merciliessly.

By that logic, we should spend an extra $50,000 per car in the US and make them as solid as tanks. After all, if it saves one life it's worth it. (eye roll)