Is this ignorance or just plain stupidity

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I wonder how many of those guns will be linked to murderers, shootings, and other crimes if they ran the SN's.
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Probably none.;)
Serial Numbers only tell who made the gun, and who purchased it through a FLL. Not if it was used in a crime.

Perhaps if forensics test were done, checking the striations on the bullet might allow a link to a crime, but that is far easier to do on TV than in real life. Plus the whole idea is that it is anonymous, if criminals thought those weapons could be tied to them, they wouldn't turn them in.
Come to think of it, if I had a serviceable weapon, that was used in a crime, I would either keep it, or sell it to some other criminal, or just throw it in a river. A 50$ Wall-mart card doesn't seem that appealing.
 
They're just using the Identification Chart they were provided......

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People are throwing away valuables that they could be making some money on.
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Then why aren't they making that money? There are certainly plenty of gun shops, pawn shops, and private individuals willing to pay more for these items. No one is forcing these people to participate in these things.

It's pretty clear that these folks think a pair of shoes or a gift card is payment enough. If they didn't, they'd certainly be looking for more money elsewhere.
 
Twiki, I believe a large group did that exact thing in Texas when they had a buy-back program and, if I remember correctly, it kept a LOT of guns from being destroyed. Honestly, if you're going to trade in a good firearm for a $50 gift card, you either need training and understanding or don't need to own the gun. Why not offer to teach the people about the uses and protection that firearms can provide instead of destroying them? Oh yeah, I forgot, we live where black is white these days and pretty much everything is topsy-turvy.
 
What is wrong with these people? I saw 1911s, Smiths, and a BHP. Obviously they take airsoft guns and bb guns so this is a good way for people to make some cash by selling broken $35 daisies
 
Jorg said:
Then why aren't they making that money? There are certainly plenty of gun shops, pawn shops, and private individuals willing to pay more for these items. No one is forcing these people to participate in these things.

It's pretty clear that these folks think a pair of shoes or a gift card is payment enough. If they didn't, they'd certainly be looking for more money elsewhere.
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Stupidity?:rolleyes:
 
I for one feel much safer now that these guns have been taken off the streets. Someone had to put an end to the BB gun carnage.

I wish I knew who to thank for this wonderful program.
 
"I couldn't really sell it, because we lost the paperwork for it," said Parrish. "It's a really good thing, because it is getting a lot of guns off the street."

Yeah, there is always that dang paperwork thing to worry about... :rolleyes:
I guess as much as I hate to say it, maybe there are some people who should not own guns...
 
How do they destroy the guns? Do they melt them down, bury them, or just chuck them into the sea? I don't know what hurt more, the 1911s in the pictures or someone willing to sell a 1911 for $50.

Really though, I don't see many gang bangers carrying most of those firearms.
 
What's also worth noting is that the gun show at the fairgrounds in Orlando was this weekend. While a lot of these things are just toys, some of these guns could have gotten people a lot more than $50 at the show. Not the best place for deals, but even the cheapest of the dealers there would pay more than that for a 1911.
 
i know there are some LEO on this board and I am curious to know what the actual police officers involve think. it seem pretty obivious to me that it is just a PR stunt....makes it look like they are doing some good. the criminals are not going to trade the gun the would use in a robbery for a $50 gift card.

the police realize this don't they.....

also want to add i have a lot of respect for LEO....believe most of them are great people
 
As an LEO (not in FL) I think it's a travesty.
I am curious though...If someone did stand outside this event, and it was legal to do a face to face sale in that manner, could the police do anything about it? They could try to shoo someone away I guess, but what crime could they be arrested for? Personally, assuming it was legal, as a cop there I would look the other way.
 
I see plenty of bb guns pelet guns hey fine go get your walmart card good on ya! as far as real guns go, the split frame on the revolver no problem gun is beyond repair go ahead but the others unless it is some rusted up frozen action and unidentifiable there is no excuse......oh unless its a murder gun the by all means hand that one in too, if its under amnesty.
 
Stupidity at its best, offer money for possible stolen property, overpay for undervalued items or just waste more taxpayer money for what?? They should have said if it shoots and its not stolen and we can ID you then here is Fitty and good luck to you, then auctioned them off starting at $50.....but nothing would have been turned in
 
Umm yes I still feel the people running the show are clueless. The fact that they took bb/airsoft guns at all is enough evidence to me. Whats the point in getting those "off the street"
 
For those wondering if air rifles got $50, here's your answer. The first quote refers to Seminole county:

It doesn't matter what condition the gun is in or even if it works, Cannaday said. However, gift cards will only be given for real firearms.

That's not the case in Brevard County, where authorities will give a $10 gift card for pellet and BB guns, said Cocoa police Officer Barbara Matthews. Real guns will earn a $50 gift card, she said.
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And for those wondering what kind of people turn in a gun for a Wal-Mart card:
"Why keep it anymore?" asked a gray-haired man from Tavares, who would not identify himself. "I had it for probably 40 years, probably just to have. Never used it. So why keep it? I can make better use of $50 at Walmart."
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Then why aren't they making that money? There are certainly plenty of gun shops, pawn shops, and private individuals willing to pay more for these items. No one is forcing these people to participate in these things.

It's pretty clear that these folks think a pair of shoes or a gift card is payment enough. If they didn't, they'd certainly be looking for more money elsewhere.
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A lot of, well really, most people are not gun savvy. Before I started buying and selling guns, researching the laws and reading threads at places like THR, I wouldn't have known about gun registration, how to legally sell a gun, etc. We, the educated, can sit back and judge them because they are throwing away things we see as valuable. They might not know you can do a face to face sale of a gun at the local Wal-Mart parking lot. We do. they might not know what a Colt M1911A1 is worth. We do. They might not know the difference between a barrel shroud and a silencer. We do. the gap of knowledge between savvy gun nuts and the casual gun owner/ inheritor is vast.
It's a damn shame to see a lot of those guns being traded for shoes (some of which will be stolen at gun point) and gift cards. We see tragedy, they see an opportunity to get guns off the streets (despite the evidence that shows that these sorts of things usually don't work), and those who participate see a way out of something they don't want and are too scared to educate themselves on.
 
"Why keep it anymore?" asked a gray-haired man from Tavares, who would not identify himself. "I had it for probably 40 years, probably just to have. Never used it. So why keep it? I can make better use of $50 at Walmart."
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I thought our education system was considered top notch 60 years ago? He needs a lesson in basic economics.
 
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