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Delaware Senate Puts an End to $200,000 Gun Buyback Program
guns.com ^ | 21 June, 2012 | dabneybailey

Posted on 06/21/2012 3:31:14 PM PDT by marktwain

The Delaware Senate recently defeated Senate Bill 204, which would have continued to authorize the state-funded gun buyback program, Opposing Views reports.

The bill was initially spearheaded by Sen. Robert Marshall (Dem), who wanted to create the Community Firearm Recovery Program. The program has allocated $200,000 tax dollars to the project for the next fiscal year. This is in addition to the $100,000 that the program has already spent towards purchasing privately owned civilian firearms.

Marshall hoped to extend the program, which is slated to expire July 1. Evidently, the fact that the Delaware Senate had already put aside enough money in its budget for the upcoming year was not enough to tempt the senators into voting for SB 204 again. Sen. Dave Lawson (Rep) lead those opposed to the bill by acquiring a 13-9 vote to end SB 204, freeing up the $200,000 for other purposes.

You can find a full list of who voted for what here. Republican senators voted roughly along party lines, with only one republican voting for the bill. The democrats were split approximately 50-50 on the issue.


TOPICS: Culture/Society; Government; News/Current Events; US: Delaware
KEYWORDS: banglist; de; gun; turnin
It is ridiculous to speen taxpayer money for political theater that delegitimizes citizens rights.
1 posted on 06/21/2012 3:31:22 PM PDT by marktwain
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To: marktwain

Delaware must have a lot of extra money to spend.


2 posted on 06/21/2012 3:39:59 PM PDT by riverrunner
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To: marktwain

I wonder how many dollars were spent on private firearms purchases in Delaware during that period.


3 posted on 06/21/2012 3:40:07 PM PDT by Elsiejay
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To: marktwain

It was a joke here. They turned in old stolen guns and got CASH (no questions asked) and bought newer, better ones.


4 posted on 06/21/2012 3:42:12 PM PDT by Sacajaweau
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To: marktwain
It is ridiculous to speen taxpayer money for political theater that delegitimizes citizens rights.

I remember reading about one gun buyback program that was giving out something like $200-250 per firearm, no questions asked. The first people in line were a handful of dealers with boxes of rusty old paperweights and they drained all the cash.

Not a single functioning weapon was taken off the streets but these dealers made out good! I was laughing my head off!

5 posted on 06/21/2012 3:45:20 PM PDT by Drew68 (I WILL vote to defeat Barack Hussein Obama!)
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To: Drew68

I know a few dealers that do that! It’s either stuff they can’t sell (due to melt laws) or wouldn’t want to sell anyway due to condition. In other words, total junk.


6 posted on 06/21/2012 3:57:18 PM PDT by M1903A1 ("We shed all that is good and virtuous for that which is shoddy and sleazy... and call it progress")
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