Posted on 10/25/2023 4:33:21 AM PDT by marktwain
El Paso, Texas, has organized a cheap gun opportunity for Saturday, October 28, 2023. The event is expected to be memorable because of the amount of money available and the short time allotted to expend the funds. From KVIA.com:
County commissioners unanimously voted to use $300,000 of American Rescue Plan Act funds to establish the new program.
With the funds they will purchase gift cards to give to those who voluntarily turn in guns at their events.
The flurry of gun turn-in events (called buybacks, in Orwellian word choice) is fueled by the 1.3 trillion dollar boondoggle of the “American Rescue Plan.” The destructive politics that are causing food, fuel, and housing prices to skyrocket is being used for these propaganda projects. The “American Rescue Plan” is a direct cause of inflation.
Local media and those who will be paid overtime for the event will benefit. This is the first of possibly three or four events planned for El Paso. From personal experience in Phoenix and the recent history of a similar project in Houston, there will be significant opportunities for private buyers to purchase excellent firearms at low prices.
The event will be held at Ascarte Park in El Paso. Ironically, the park is right on the border with Mexico. There are significant barriers at the border. TX-375 loop, a chunk of President Trump’s border barrier, and the Rio Grande River separate the park from Mexico. Trump’s border barrier transitions to a much less formidable fence at the West end of the park. Map of Ascarte Park in El Paso
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And some people with 3d printers will make a tidy profit. There are a couple of single shot .22 designs floating around that are perfect for this- a couple of bucks to make a functioning firearm. One guy in Houston made several thousand dollars by doing just that. Made a boxful, and got cash for every one of them.
The ignorant in the country would do anything for a gift card. LOL!
Knowing El Paso, many are stolen guns. Which may be untraceable. But they may have been used in a prior crime.
I’d rather them in private hands again than to have the local government destroy them.
I guess misusing ARP money is better than stealing it.
Got to get me some 2x4’s, iron pipe and duct tape.... make me some money makers to sell.....
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