Gun buy back story question.

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One of the more unusual weapons given up today was the .22-caliber pen gun, which a man found in his father's collection of World War II memorabilia.
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This just makes me Ill. I would hope that one of my brothers or my daughter would violently subdue me if I ever tried to give away someting of that kind of monitary and sentimental value that had belonged to my father.
 
Good lord, what a bunch of vomit.

I need to go take a shower - I feel so dirty after reading that filth.
 
"Hm, I need a new pair of Reeboks. I think I might head down there and trade in my grandfather's 1913 Colt M1911."

What person worth a cent as a human being trades in their father's WWII memorabilia?
 
It always amazes me that people want a $50 gift card instead of getting more at a gun shop. That pen gun is NFA, but still is collectable to the right person (take it to NFA dealer) and woth more than $50. O well, people will never learn.
 
Makes me sick that someone would give up something so rare for a WalMart gift card.

I am all for letting the states buy back piles of useless junk.
 
some moron from the article said:
Orange County got a double-barreled, sawed-off shotgun, which is illegal. "Sawed-off shotguns are good for only one thing, and that's a robbery," Bergin said. "We're more than happy to get those off the street."
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Right, because nobody would ever want one for a defensive reason. Heck of a job, Bergin!

What kind of mouth-breathers take collectibles and decent firearms to these, besides criminals looking to offload guns they think could be used as evidence?

And how does "thugs are robbing kids for shoes" end up as "waste police hours and taxpayer money on a gun buy-back"?

Pictures of some of the guns "taken off the streets" here, I bet at least one of these 19 pictures will make you sad or angry
 
What's worse is giving up your guns for free. A section of the police log for North Ridgeville, OH, published in the Chronicle Telegram, Elyria, OH, earlier this week, stated that a female resident turned in a rifle and a pistol, worth $550 combined, to police because she didn't want them anymore. Wonder how the paper or the cops arrived at a value. Sorry, can't find an link to the article
 
Picture #7: No cylinder in revolver
Picture #8: Several revolvers with no cylinders, but one at bottom of picture still has cylinder.

Were the cops pulling the cylinders, or were people smart enough to get $50 for non-functioning frames only?

Picture #10: Is the second rifle from the left a Garand?
Picture #14: Nice hunting shotgun, maybe a Wingmaster 870. Certainly worth a LOT more than $50, even for parts.
 
The pen gun:
will be used to demonstrate to officers how easily a weapon can be concealed
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At least it's not going to be cut up...

I think it was on the last one of these gun buy-back threads that someone asked about sponsoring their own. Did we ever arrive at an answer on the legality of that? i.e. Could I and some buddies either A)come up with a bunch of $50 gift cards on our own or B) get people to sponsor an event to 'remove guns from the hands of criminals and protect our children' and then pretty much do with the guns as we please? We'd have to put that in the fine print somewhere - you know, to make it honest! I'm sure we'd get a bunch of crap (but we could always take those to the next 'real' gun buy back and get our own $50 gift cards to walmart. We might end up with some cool stuff (and hopefully a couple of things worth enough money to finance the whole adventure)

And of course we would make every effort to return stolen guns to their owners...

If we got someone with an FFL involved, would that make it 'more' legal?
 
Im assuming that happens only if no crime was comitted with the stolen weapon
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If it was used in a crime, after the courts are done with it, you are offered a choice of return or destroy. My friend had a .25 that was stolen and returned after the courts were done with it. It was used in an attemted murder.
 
I think it was on the last one of these gun buy-back threads that someone asked about sponsoring their own. Did we ever arrive at an answer on the legality of that?
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It's certainly legal to buy guns but there is a lot of stuff that you'd have to turn away. These pen guns and short shotguns for example.

It would draw a lot of scrutiny I am sure. Would have to be real careful.

Also a good way to get robbed, advertise that you'll be at a table somewhere holding a bunch of cash for guns :)

These gun buybacks usually have enough cops around to discourage that.
 
I have a standing offer with the local PD that anyone that wants to turn in old ammo or powder/parts that they do not want to deal with (usually) will get my cell number. I will arrange to dispose of said stuff free of charge. :D Worth every second spent so far!:cool:
 
Yes, its a shame to see a few nice guns get turned in for $5 gift cards and such along with all the crap that is either stolen, non-functioning, or otherwise less than desireable.

But, by the same token, I'm all for people who are ignorant about guns turning them in. Its one less that someone like you or I might have to look down the barrel of some night, in the hands of some stoned punk looking for his next fix.
 
But, by the same token, I'm all for people who are ignorant about guns turning them in. Its one less that someone like you or I might have to look down the barrel of some night, in the hands of some stoned punk looking for his next fix.
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I'm all for people who are ignorant about guns to learn about them. Why do you think that guns owned by people who are ignorant about them are more likely to be used in a crime?

If they choose not to, the next best alternative is for them to sell them for a fair price, which might be $50, but probably not.
 
stolen? anyone turining in theyre gun like that is silly enough, to turn in a stolen gun, all those people cant sell theyre guns for more than what the city was offering? i seen the same thing in pensacola, next time that comes around go there with lots of cash and buy the guns off the dupes that are giving them away, i would if i could and i will when it does :D
 
Shoot, they take "explosives" at those things? That's it, the next gun buy back I hear about, I'm loading up all the crap in the basement and taking them down there. My old man was both a plumber and an electrician and there are a lot of really small pipe pieces down there, lots of electrical stuff, a lot of electrical tape, wires, the whole nine yards.

Me: Well, gee, I don't know. My old man, who is long gone, left all this stuff in the basement. I'm not sure what any of it is, but it looks dangerous and, um, kind of like scary. Can I have a coupon for new sneakers?
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Wonder if you'd be able to buy some of these guns (ie the non-stolen, non-crime-associated ones) at the annual police auction? I know you could, and still can in some places, do so. It'd sure be nice to pick up a cheap gun that way. I know a guy who got a nice Norinco 1911 for $50 at one auction - "non working". I think it was missing most of the internals, but still, that's a good deal for a project gun!
 
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