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Production of Deodand pistols Anticipated for turn in or "buyback" Ceremonies
Gun Watch ^ | 15 February, 2013 | Dean Weingarten

Posted on 02/14/2013 9:36:19 AM PST by marktwain

Proposed Deodand Pistol, suggested retail, $74.99, a considerable savings over current “buyback” or turn in prices.

The presidential push for gun bans has reinvigorated the medieval practice of labeling objects as guilty deodands with gun “buybacks” or turn ins. Organizers of the turn in events typically insist that the guns be destroyed rather than sold do individuals or dealers to provided needed resources to police departments and to reduce demands on taxpayers.

In response to increased demand, gun manufacturers would do well to consider producing special “deodand” or “turn in” models. These could satisfy the demand for ceremonial destruction of “evil” firearms with lower loss of resources than the current system. As a bonus, those who wish to perform these ceremonies could buy the deodand guns in bulk, directly from the manufacturers, at considerable savings.

These guns should be labeled on the frame with a warning similar to this “Warning: Deodand or turn in model. Made for ceremonial purposes of gun destruction only. May be used in any “buyback” or other ceremony. Not made to ordinary commercial standards.”

Ads for these guns should include the warning as well as encouragement: “Melt all you want, we will make more!”

©2013 by Dean Weingarten. Permission to share granted as long as this notice is included.


TOPICS: Business/Economy; Education; Politics; Society
KEYWORDS: banglist; buyback; deodand; guncontrol; secondamendment; turnin
The term "buyback" is a propaganda term as the government never owned the guns in the first place.
1 posted on 02/14/2013 9:36:26 AM PST by marktwain
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To: marktwain

Very true

I want to produce $50 guns to turn in at those events by the hundreds for a profit. :)


2 posted on 02/14/2013 9:41:17 AM PST by GeronL (http://asspos.blogspot.com)
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To: GeronL

Participating in a gun buy back is like having yourself castrated because you believe that the neighbors have too many kids.


3 posted on 02/14/2013 9:54:54 AM PST by TurboZamboni (Looting the future to bribe the present)
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To: marktwain

I don’t care if a 3D printer pistol is only good for a few shots. If it will shoot more than once and costs less to print than the socialists are paying per weapon, I would be happy to print hundreds. The do-gooders will feel like they have done their good deed for the day (disarming law-abiding citizens so that they hope only criminals will be armed), and I will have done my good deed for the day (separating socialists from their money). Everybody wins.


4 posted on 02/14/2013 9:54:54 AM PST by Pollster1
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To: marktwain

After looking up “Deodand,” the proposed pistols make wonderful sense. Kinda like throwing a dummy virgin into the volcano...

If somebody would just start cranking out $2.75 liberators again, that would be something. Maybe in portable and target models.


5 posted on 02/14/2013 10:13:48 AM PST by petro45acp (No good endeavour survives an excess of adult supervision)
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To: TurboZamboni

That is completely correct. Well put.


6 posted on 02/14/2013 10:14:46 AM PST by drbuzzard (All animals are created equal, but some are more equal than others.)
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To: GeronL

“I want to produce $50 guns to turn in at those events by the hundreds for a profit. :)”

Fifteen to twenty years ago pawn shops brought 55 gallon drums full of very nice looking .38 caliber short, black power pistols. Most had nice rolled “engraving” on them. The .38 cal short was made from pot metal and sold for as little as one dollar. I think they were made from about 1890 to the late ‘20’s. Apparently pawn shops have thousands of them. They were selling them for $15 for those who wanted to take them to the $30 gun buy-back then being advertised.

Incidentally, the .38 cal short will chamber and fire a 9mm Luger round. It may or may not hold together for a few rounds.


7 posted on 02/14/2013 10:16:57 AM PST by Gen.Blather
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To: GeronL
How about $10 dollar zip guns?

12 guage Zip guns


8 posted on 02/14/2013 10:30:21 AM PST by FreeAtlanta (bahits.com)
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To: petro45acp

They DO make Liberators for the collector market. But they cost about $500 and come in a box with illustrated instructions, just like the original.
But, unlike the original they have rifled barrels; smoothbore barrels are apparently illegal or require a special license - turn it into a shotgun pistol or something....


9 posted on 02/14/2013 10:34:56 AM PST by Little Ray (Waiting for the return of the Gods of the Copybook Headings.)
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To: TurboZamboni

Depends upon whom supplied the spearm


10 posted on 02/14/2013 10:35:38 AM PST by Buffalo Head (Illigitimi non carborundum)
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To: Pollster1

It is more like separating socialists from our money. They do not use their own money for any of this crap.


11 posted on 02/14/2013 10:43:00 AM PST by jospehm20
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To: petro45acp

A company has started making Liberators again, but the new ones are rifled and made of heat treated steel. $500 though.


12 posted on 02/14/2013 10:54:55 AM PST by Sender (It's never too late to be who you could have been.)
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To: FreeAtlanta

13 posted on 02/14/2013 11:46:52 AM PST by SampleMan (Feral Humans are the refuse of socialism.)
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To: Little Ray; Sender

Thanks! that will be a new search obsession, just cause they are so cool. Anyone see the Viet Nam era version? Plastic body, screw in 9mm barrel, pull the striker back and go.

Both bear collecting.

Again, Thanks!


14 posted on 02/14/2013 11:46:52 AM PST by petro45acp (No good endeavour survives an excess of adult supervision)
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To: petro45acp

Ok, that was quick.....

http://www.liberatorpistolbook.com/dgun.html

Cheers


15 posted on 02/14/2013 11:52:23 AM PST by petro45acp (No good endeavour survives an excess of adult supervision)
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To: petro45acp

Manufacturer is Vintage Ordnance:

http://vintageordnance.homestead.com/Liberator.html

Never seen the the Viet Nam era version. Any pictures?


16 posted on 02/14/2013 12:03:01 PM PST by Little Ray (Waiting for the return of the Gods of the Copybook Headings.)
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To: Little Ray

http://www.liberatorpistolbook.com/dgun.html

search rock island auction deer gun NICE pics


17 posted on 02/14/2013 12:11:59 PM PST by petro45acp (No good endeavour survives an excess of adult supervision)
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To: petro45acp

I only knew ‘deodand’ from Jack Vance’s Dying Earth. I thought it was probably some sort of mythical monster or something.

Anyhow, the concept is nuncupatory.

Freegards


18 posted on 02/14/2013 12:23:50 PM PST by Ransomed
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To: petro45acp; All

Make a model that takes a cheap 16 round magazine, and *instant assault weapon* now worth between $150 and $250 at current turn in events or “buybacks”.


19 posted on 02/14/2013 1:06:00 PM PST by marktwain (The MSM must die for the Republic to live. Long live the new media!)
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To: Ransomed

I do wish we could eschew obfuscation.


20 posted on 02/14/2013 1:20:39 PM PST by Nik Naym (It's not my fault... I have compulsive smartass disorder.)
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