Guns of a gun buy back

[sturmruger]

One of the local gun grabber groups posted some information on their website about how succesful their gun buy back was. Here are some of the guns that got taken off the street.

I see a bunch of Jennings, a Sigma, and a Ruger P series.(correct me if I'm wrong)

Gun Buyback Effort Declared A Success
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Bridgette Bornstein
Reporting

(WCCO) Minneapolis The story of a life of gangs and guns is told through the scars on Ferome Brown's body.

Brown has been hit by 13 bullets. Each scar is a reminder of why he now dedicates his life to initiatives such as last weekend's gun buyback effort in North Minneapolis.

Over the course of two days, 223 guns were collected as part of Project Cease Fire, exceeding the organizers' goal of 200.

Brown, co-founder of the Urban Youth Conservation, did his part to convince some people to turn in their weapons by passing out flyers at clubs, parties and on the street.

"I was explaining to them that this wasn't about snitching, it was just about giving your guns away and making your community safer," Brown said.

Minneapolis Police Chief William McManus says at least one life is saved for every gun turned in.

"This thing was far more successful than I ever dreamed it would be," McManus said.

"For all the naysayers who don't always think that these kinds of initiatives get high-powered and dangerous weapons, then you need to take a look," said organizer Shane Price of the African American Men Project.

Young and old alike showed up, including a woman in her 80s. The deal was simple: $50 for revolvers, $75 for semi-automatic weapons -- no questions asked. People could just bring in their weapons anonymously, take the money and leave.

For all the community leaders, the 30 organizations and police officers involved, it was a celebration in a fight that is far from over.

For people such as Ferome Brown, it was well worth the grassroots effort.

"This is what I'm going to be doing probably for the rest of my life -- keeping kids off drugs and out of gangs," Brown said.

Two of the guns were determined to be stolen and will be returned to their owners. The rest will be checked out to see if they are connected to any crimes, and then they'll all be melted down.

Organizers hope to stage another gun buyback soon.

Minneapolis Assistant Police Chief Tim Dolan said the 223 guns collected represent about 25 percent of the guns police take off the street each year.

 

[Third_Rail]

So, "no questions asked", does that mean that crackheads with nowhere else to unload stolen firearms get $50 or $75? I hope the owners really do get them back.

 

[ABTOMAT]

And you just _know_ that the woman in her 80s was dropping off her late husband's issued GI 1911A1 and Garand. It happens.

 

[Standing Wolf]

Minneapolis Police Chief William McManus says at least one life is saved for every gun turned in.

Living, breathing proof that you don't need the full complement of 80 I.Q. points to make rank.

 

[kentucky_smith]

Except for the Ruger, I see a tidy profit in selling Ravens and Lorcins to the pohleece.

 

[Sistema1927]

Minneapolis Police Chief William McManus says at least one life is saved for every gun turned in.

Wow! If I was to "turn in" all of my firearms, I could probably save a number of lives equal to a pre-school full of toddlers.

Where do I sign up? After all, it's for the children.

 

[armedandsafe]

Minneapolis Police Chief William McManus says at least one life is saved for every gun turned in.

I wonder if he believes the tooth fairy delivers ammo under the pillow. That's what I used to get.

Pops

 

[ABTOMAT]

Seems like a good percentage of the time they have these things, it comes out that either a collectors or a dealer with a bagfull of of broken Ravens and RGs cashes in. Your tax dollars at work.

 

[Crosshair]

I knew I should have bought that POS 38 S&W with the broken topstrap for $10.

 

[Mooseman]

I'll admit I've got two beat up J22s that are awaiting the next buyback. They had one recently for 76ers tickets but I want cash! Next stop AK47

 

[mp510]

Mooseman, I dare you to tell them that after you sell 'em your guns! (Please report back with their facial expressions!)

 

[Mooseman]

Sounds like a plan

 

[Zen21Tao]

Such a program has to be a criminals best friend. Where else can you make money by ditching a murder weapon with "no questions asked." What are they going to do with the gun even if they do find it was used in a crime. Investigating the person that brought it in would violate the "no questions asked" rule. Perhaps that police chief would be more correct saying that with each illegal gun turned in a criminal gets away with a previous crime and earns money to use towards future crimes. :banghead:

On the brighter side, I do like the idea of fishing up some cheap junk guns and making a tidy little profit off one of these buy backs. I too would love to see their face if the amount made off them was used to fund an AK purchase. Also, imagine the scene if a mass number of gun enthusiasts showed up in force doing this.

 

[Mooseman]

To be serious for a moment. I have several cops as patients and when I talk about buybacks they just roll their eyes. They know it's bull. It looks great on paper but has very little impact on crime IMO. I work in Philly and it's pretty riduculous to think that the kids blowing each other away are going to suddenly decide to give up their guns for a couple dollars. Especially the dealers, they have so much cash on hand that $50 or so is worth squat to them.

 

[Technosavant]

Mooseman, there's no argument here about that. Even the biggest POS Jennings (doesn't even have to function) can net a few hundreds of dollars in an evening of muggings. Or maybe even that in a sale to some other lowlife.

And the anti blissninnies wonder why even after these "wildly successful" buybacks the crime rate still doesn't decrease.

 

[ScottS]

Three thoughts:

1. Why do they insist on calling them gun "Buy backs?" They (usually local government) never owned the gun in the first place, so how can they buy it "back?"

2. I don't understand why an enterprising dealer doesn't set up his table outside one of these over-hyped "buy backs" and offer $25 more than the "buy back" price. You collect up all the guns, cull out the Ruger P-series (shown above), as well as the widow's husband's 1911A1 and Garand (mentioned above), the Colt SAA, the S&W 1917, etc, and then take the Lorcins, Jennings, and Hi Points, etc over to the "buy back" folks en masse, and get your $50 each to offset your costs. Bet you come out ahead in the long run. Heck, you'd come out ahead just in that picture shown above by unloading the Ruger and the S&W on Gunbroker.

At the very least, offer an "apprasial service" outside the "buy back," and offer to buy the gems that show up among the sewage.

3. What's the gun in the upper left corner?

 

[Onmilo]

I don't see two hundred twenty three firearms on that table,,,,,

 

[boxcab]

Fixing the numbers...

Minneapolis Assistant Police Chief Tim Dolan said the 223 guns collected represent about 25 percent of the guns police take off the street each year.

So the Minni Police announce that they took 900 guns off the street this year. How many of these are voluntary turn ins and not recovered in with any connection to illegal activity?

Cookin' the books.

-Dan

 

[Technosavant]

Scott,
1) Their viewpoint is that guns are only for the government, hence the idea of getting them "back" where they belong. Can't trust the people to care for themselves, they might not want to extend extreme privilege to government officials.

2) The police tend to get hacked if anybody tries to imply that there might be intrinsic value to any firearm. They would rather an old grandmother struggle to heat her home (while using a bunch of energy to melt down that old GI issue 1911) instead of receiving enough money to heat her home for a winter (if it means keeping that pistol in public hands).

3) I have no idea.

 

[Nashmack]

Some jurisdictions dictate that gun dealers cant be anywhere near the line for the buyback. I belive that violates their first amendment rights.

 

[Darth Ruger]

And how many of these AGZ's (anti-gun zealots) will then take one of those guns and keep it stashed in their home because they know in their hearts that they need one to protect themselves and their family in the event of a break-in? So many AGZ's have been caught with guns in the past.

 

[scout26]

Still holding onto my two POS's, waiting for one of these in Chicago.

 

[Darth Ruger]

Flame me if you will...

Just my own point of view here, so don't flame me too hard, but...

For those of you who have junk guns you want to sell at the next 'buy back', please don't. If you do this, you're helping the anti-gun zealots. You're increasing the number of 'buy backs' they have to display when they toot their horn about how 'successful' their programs are, and increasing the number of people they say are willing to get rid of their guns 'if just given the chance'. You're giving them more ammunition in their fight to advance their agenda of taking your guns away from you. In essence, you're shooting yourself in the foot, and the rest of us along with you.

If your junk gun is really that bad, give it away to a gunsmith who might be able to do some work on it and make it reliable if he gets it for free. Or even do some sort of permanent damage to it as to render it inoperable so no one can use it if it's really that bad. You might not get the few dollars you would if you sold it to the anti's in one of their 'buy backs', but consider the few dollars you didn't get from it a contribution to the pro-gun cause. It's a lot better than helping those who want to take us down.

Even throwing it in the river where it will rust away to nothing is better than helping the anti's in their fight against us.

 

[El Tejon]

If turning in guns "saves lives", then I order the MPD to turn in all their guns.

Think how many lives will be saved if the police are completely disarmed. We could save even more lives when the names and addresses of all police officers are published in the newspaper. We must do this--for the children.

 

[Lonestar.45]

I'd never sell guns in a buy back. But, on second thought, maybe it would be a good idea to gather up as many junk guns as I can, sell them to a buy back, then write a check to the NRA's legal fund and let the antis know their $$ went to good use???

Funny thing about that picture, I bet those are the BEST examples of what was brought in.