Posted on 01/28/2014 5:40:26 AM PST by marktwain
Following what is becoming a national trend, legislation to prevent wasteful destruction of valuable firearms has been introduced in Mississippi by Representative Gary Alan Chism, Republican. The legislation, House Bill 139, prevents the wasteful destruction of firearms collected at gun turn in events that are conducted with the assistance of government resources. Instead, the firearms would be returned to lawful commercial channels and the money placed in the general fund of the governmental body that is assisting the turn in event, often referred to by the misnomer "buy back". The events are not "buy backs" because the people buying the guns never owned the guns before. From the bill:
74(c) Any resolution, ordinance or rule enacted pursuant
75 to this section must require that any firearm received shall be
76 offered for sale at auction as provided by Sections 19-3-85 and
77 21-39-21 to federally-licensed firearms dealers, with the proceeds
78 from such sale at auction reverting to the general operating fund
79 of the county, municipality or other governmental body.
I dont see why anyone would object to this because it benefits everyone involved,
Cam Edwards on his TV and internet program referes to ‘Gun Buy backs’ as “Compensated Confiscation” which they are.
Oh, I don't see it as an ulterior motive, just a difference in interpretation of terms/phrases. See, when you or I hear the phrase "getting guns off the streets" we think in terms of "out of the hands of criminals" due to the "street" reference. Right? But to these other people, they literally mean off the streets as in not on the street say in a car going hunting, or to the range, or providing protection for a law abiding citizen. To them "off the streets" really means out of private ownership. To them all firearms should be locked up and/or in the control of "the authorities." {snort} So I'm sure there are many people who will object to the sale of turned-in firearms.
The first rifle laying on the table appears to be one of those DEADLY LEVER ACTION single shot Ithaca .22 rifles!
I thought it was a super duper deadly tube fed .22 Savage-Stevens like I had back in 1968.
Lots of nice old guns there. I would have to look pretty hard to find one I would not giver $50 for. I find cheap old guns to be a lot of fun.
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