There is little doubt that Villagarosa and his Chief of police arm scamming the public. Buy back programs are nothing but dim witted publicity stunts that do nothing to keep guns out of the hands of criminals.
That farcical exercise was tried several times in Phila., PA years ago. The hype assured that these guns would be destroyed. I think that once they were to be dumped into the Delaware River. Surprise, surprise! Some cops recognized that these weapons made ideal throw away guns. I won’t go into detail because I fully support legal law enforcement efforts and I also recognize the reality of what confronts cops on the streets.
But I have the utmost contempt for gun grabbing politicians whose security is invariably covered by armed protectors. They really do not care what happens to vulnerable, unarmed citizens. These people are of low character, but unfortunately there exists an over abundance of them holding public office in America today.
“Buy back programs are nothing but dim witted publicity stunts that do nothing to keep guns out of the hands of criminals.”
The buybacks I’ve seen locally are no questions asked. Many of the guns were stolen and no effort made to return them to rightful owners. People turning these guns in need to be fingerprinted and subject to criminal prosecution if the guns are dirty