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  • Fox News Discovers Private Buyers

    01/17/2014 8:38:35 AM PST · by marktwain · 12 replies
    Gun Watch ^ | 18 January, 2013 | Dean Weingarten
    Private collectors with some antique rifles obtained at a Phoenix turn in event in 2013 Perry Chiaramonte of Fox News deserves some credit for going beyond the usual media template of "Guns Bad".   In an article published on 15 January, he did some homework and found a growing response to the political theater of gun "buy backs.     The article gives considerable space to the trend of private collectors attending the turn in events (they cannot really be "buy backs", because the people buying the guns never owned them before), and buying desirable guns rather than see them destroyed...
  • Collectors work crowds at gun buyback events for rare finds

    01/16/2014 8:59:51 PM PST · by marktwain · 13 replies
    foxnews.com ^ | 15 January, 2014 | Perry Chiaramonte
    When Schuyler Taylor attended a gun buyback program in Seattle last year, he wasn't hoping to turn in an unwanted firearm for a $50 gift card. He was looking to pay cold cash for a rare weapon. Taylor, a 24-year-old gun enthusiast, is one of a growing number of collectors who has been showing up at the events, where towns, police departments, churches and nonprofits offer money or gift cards for old guns. The events have been held all over the country, credited by some for getting weapons off the streets and ridiculed by others for paying money for rusting...
  • GA:Cheap Gun Opportunity Planned for Atlanta, Personal Account from College Park

    01/13/2014 8:03:53 PM PST · by marktwain · 2 replies
    Gun Watch ^ | 13 January, 2014 | Dean Weingarten
    The NAACP in Atlanta is considering organizing a turn in event (buy back) for the city.   Originally, it was to occur on January 16, 2014.   I have been watching, but have not come up with any confirmation for that date.    There appears to be an ongoing discussion of the possibility.   While researching the event, I found these interesting photos of the guns that were purchased by one private buyer at the College Park, GA Turn in (buyback) in February of 2013.  The firearms in the pictures were reportedly  purchased by a by a private buyer for a total of...
  • NC: Cheap Gun Opportunity Charlotte Turn In (buy back) Today - noon 21 December

    12/20/2013 2:45:18 PM PST · by marktwain · 4 replies
    Gun Watch ^ | 21 December, 2013 | Dean Weingarten
    Some handguns turned in for $100 at a Phoenix event in May.  Note the nice Ruger and Colt. Charlotte, North Carolina, will be having a gun turn in event on Friday and Saturday, 20 and 21 December,  2013.  While these events are commonly labeled with the propaganda term "buyback" the guns were never owned by the people attempting to buy them.  The rewards are rather unusual at this event: $25 to $50 for handguns and $100 for shotguns and assault rifles.  They will not accept more than five guns per person, and you must leave as soon as you...
  • Texas Turn In Shows Effective Private Purchasers (buyback)

    12/18/2013 10:50:32 AM PST · by marktwain · 16 replies
    Gun Watch ^ | 19 December, 2013 | Dean Weingarten
    A recent gun turn in event at a church in Dallas shows how effective private purchasers can be in neutralizing the "guns are bad"  meme.   From the story: “Now there’s 15 less chances there’s a tragedy, and we’re glad for that,” said the Rev. Bruce Buchanan, an associate pastor at First Presbyterian Church of Dallas, which has The Stewpot ministry. This is the usual theme of gun turn in programs.  Guns are bad and should be destroyed.   However, as is happening all over the country, in the vast majority of states where private sales are not infringed on...
  • SC: Cheap Gun Opportunity Georgetown County Turn In (buy back)

    10/29/2013 7:50:18 AM PDT · by marktwain · 2 replies
    Gun Watch ^ | 30 October, 2013 | Dean Weingarten
    Some handguns turned in for $100 at a Phoenix event in May.  Note the nice Ruger and Colt. Georgetown County, South Carolina, will be having a gun turn in even on Saturday, 2 November,  2013.  While these events are commonly labelled with the propaganda term "buyback" the guns were never owned by the people attempting to buy them.  It appears that the event is for handguns only. The event will be held at the substation in Pawleys Island at 291 Parkersville Road to collect handguns. The event is scheduled to run from 9 am to 11 pm.  People often...
  • AZ:Phoenix Politicians Use Police Overtime to Destroy Guns

    09/20/2013 10:18:47 AM PDT · by marktwain · 5 replies
    Gun Watch ^ | 21 September, 2013 | Dean Weingarten
    A fraction of the guns turned in to Phoenix Police in May, 2013 Phoenix police had nearly 2,000 guns that were turned in to them in this May destroyed in secrecy after spending thousands of dollars in police overtime to process them. This is an unusual way to conduct a deodand ceremony.  Usually they are conducted in a very public way, with reporters present, pictures taken of the "evil" deodands as they are righteously crushed, chopped, or burned and melted. Perhaps Phoenix Mayor Greg Stanton decided that using police overtime so that hundreds of thousands of dollars of valuable property...
  • NC:Wilmington Turn In (buyback) Produces Scant Results, Public will Benefit in Future

    09/03/2013 9:46:48 PM PDT · by marktwain · 4 replies
    Gun Watch ^ | Dean Weingarten
    Photo of most of the guns turned in by WECT The gun turn in event was held at three separate churches on 24 August, 2013, in Wilmington, NC.  The total number of guns turned in, for all three locations, was reported as 67.  More guns might have been turned in, but the organizers ran out of money and gift card incentives. The organizers offered $100 for rifles, pistols, and shotguns, and $200 for "assault rifles".  No definition was given for "assault rifles" so the one SKS turned in might have qualified.  It is not known if it was turned in...
  • FL:Cheap Gun Opportunity Ft. Lauderdale, 7 September, 2013

    08/29/2013 3:13:10 PM PDT · by marktwain · 4 replies
    Gun Watch ^ | 30 August, 2013 | Dean Weingarten
    Long Guns Recently Turned In at Phoenix event in May, 2013 There will be a gun turn in event on 7 September, 2013 in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. While these events are commonly labeled with the propaganda term "buyback" the guns were never owned by the people attempting to buy them. The location for the event will be at the New Mount Olive Baptist Church at 400 NW 9th Avenue from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m.  The event offers an unusual range of incentives for turning in guns.   The Sun Sentinal shows these: Depending upon condition, donors of .22 to...
  • Four Owellian Word Usages in Gun Control

    08/17/2013 12:16:40 PM PDT · by marktwain · 21 replies
    Gun Watch ^ | 18 August, 2013 | Dean Weingarten
     "Killed by a gun" places volition and responsibility on the gun In  the novel 1984, Eric Blair, writing under the pseudonym George Orwell, wrote of how unscrupulous people redefine and misuse words and language to enhance political power.  Here are four examples of Orwellian misuse of language used to promote more restrictions on firearms ownership and usage. 1.  The first usage is very simple, very powerful, and extremely common.  It is simply to substitute "by" for the correct word "with" when describing the use of a firearm.   Here is a headline from Slate:  "How Many People Have Been Killed...
  • FL:Cheap Gun Opportunity 3 Turn in (buyback) events in Brevard County on 22 August, 2013

    08/14/2013 6:43:54 PM PDT · by marktwain · 6 replies
    Gun Watch ^ | 15 August, 2013 | Dean Weingarten
    Long Guns Recently Turned In at Phoenix event in May, 2013 There will be three gun turn in events on 22 August, 2013 in Brevard County, Florida. While these events are commonly labeled with the propaganda term "buyback" the guns were never owned by the people attempting to buy them. One location for the event will be in Palm Bay at Space Coast Harley, 1440 Sportsman Lane.  The second event location will be in Cocoa at the east side of the parking lot of Byrd Plaza, 801 Dixon Blvd.  The third location will be  in Titusville at the Sears...
  • VT:Church and State Gun Turn In Fails so Far (buyback)

    08/13/2013 6:17:13 PM PDT · by marktwain · 6 replies
    Gun Watch ^ | 14 August, 2013 | Dean Weingarten
    A Unitarian church in Middlebury Vermont has been attempting to induce people to give their guns to the Government to be destroyed for a price far below market value.  From wcax.com: Minister Barnaby Feder says he recognizes that guns tend to sell for much more than $50 online, but that he hopes this incentive will at least make people aware of the option to dispose of firearms. So far no guns have been brought to the police department for cash. I do not see anyone organizing massive protests over this clear Church/State cooperation.   The money has been turned over...
  • SC:Eye Witness Account of Sumter Turn In (buyback) with Private Buyers

    08/13/2013 8:50:14 AM PDT · by marktwain · 7 replies
    Gun Watch ^ | 14 August, 2013 | Dean Weingarten
    A few guns turned in at a Phoenix gun Turn in, May, 2013 Several private buyers competed with the police for a small number of turn ins at the Sumter gun turn in event in South Carolina last Saturday.  The events were held at two locations, which diluted the already meager collection.  A total of 35 items were turned in. Armaborealis from palmettoshootersforum.com gives us this detailed account: DreamerOfDreams and I headed down to the Alice drive location. We showed up around 1030-1100 ish and set up across the street with some folding chairs and signs. We were pretty far...
  • SC:Cheap Gun Opportunity in Sumter, Turn in (buyback) 10 August, 2013

    08/05/2013 8:34:57 PM PDT · by marktwain · 7 replies
    Gun Watch ^ | 6 August, 2013 | Dean Weingarten
    Some guns purchased privately at a Phoenix turn in event Sumter, South Carolina, will be having a gun turn in even on 10 August, 2013.  While these events are commonly labeled with the propaganda term "buyback" the guns were never owned by the people attempting to buy them. The event will be held at two locations:Mount Zion Missionary Baptist Church, 325 W. Fulton St. and Alice Drive Baptist Church, 1305 Loring Mill Road.  The events are scheduled to run from 10 am to 2 pm.  People often turn up early at these events. The incentives for the gun turn...
  • FL:Twin Miami Gun Turn in (buyback) events also Bust on July 27th

    08/02/2013 2:35:58 PM PDT · by marktwain · 2 replies
    Gun Watch ^ | 2 August, 2013 | Dean Weingarten
    Some guns turned in at a Phoenix event The same day the Racine gun turn in event produced a poor showing, with about 10% of the 77 guns turned in being bought specifically for the event, twin events in the Miami, Florida area also resulted in small numbers being turned in. This trend continues the tradition of low turn in numbers for the Miami area.   CBSMiami writes that three turn in events in 2012, only yielded "more than 200 guns", a very low number for such a large metropolitan area.  The twin events in the Miami area resulted in...
  • WI:Racine Gun Turn In: 10% of guns at "buy back" were Purchased for the Event

    07/30/2013 4:49:04 PM PDT · by marktwain · 11 replies
    Gun Watch ^ | 30 July, 2013 | Dean Weingarten
    Image from Phoenix Turn in Event Correction: Cash was offered at the event, not gift cards. Update: Comments sent to me by a source who was at the turn in event in Racine on Saturday the 27th, said that one person had purchased 7 BB  guns new at Walmart to turn in at the event.  Only 77 guns were turned in altogether. The source says that the BB guns were purchased for $120 and turned in for $350. It appears that the event organizers are learning something about market economics.   More resources offered for a product stimulate demand.  Reducing...
  • WI:Racine Gun Turn in (buy back)a Bust

    07/28/2013 4:05:37 PM PDT · by marktwain · 7 replies
    Gun Watch ^ | 29 July, 2013 | Dean Weingarten
    Image of air guns turned in at Phoenix gun turn in event About as many people turned up to buy firearms as turned up to turn them in.  A total of 77 guns were turned in, with many of them being BB guns.  About 50 people turned up to buy any guns that were worth more than the gift cards offered by the turn in organizers.    It is very common for people turning in guns to bring two or more guns to be turned in. The turn in organizers had $2,500 left over to purchase more firearms.  It will...
  • Gun buyback program arms single women and poor

    07/21/2013 2:15:28 PM PDT · by marktwain · 8 replies
    bizpacreview.com ^ | 21 July, 2013 | Cheryl Carpenter Klimek
    Forget the government buyback programs that destroy guns after collecting them. The Armed Citizen Project is a private program that gives the guns to single mothers and the urban poor. “We see this as a buyback we can believe in, one that removes old and unused firearms from homes of existing gun owners, and uses them to create new responsible gun owners in our own communities,” Kyle Coplen, the Armed Citizen Project’s founder, said in a statement from the organization. The group accepts both monetary and firearm donations. Donated guns are provided, with training, after background checks are performed, according...
  • WI Update:Cheap Gun Opportunity in Racine 27 July 2013

    07/15/2013 10:24:49 AM PDT · by marktwain · 3 replies
    Gun Watch ^ | 16 July, 2013 | Dean Weingarten
    Long Guns Recently Turned In at Phoenix event in May, 2013 Racine, Wisconsin, will be hosting a gun turn in event on 27 July, 2013. While these events are commonly labeled with the propaganda term "buyback" the guns were never owned by the people attempting to buy them. The event will be held at the Urban League  at 718 North Memorial Drive in Racine  from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Update: The incentives for the gun turn in will be from $50 to $100.  Only $6,000 has been donated thus far, so it is quite possible that the sponsors...
  • FL:Cheap Gun Opportunity in Miami Area, 27 July, 2013 Turn in, (buyback)

    07/09/2013 6:55:42 AM PDT · by marktwain · 7 replies
    Gun Watch ^ | 9 July, 2013 | Dean Weingarten
      Long Guns Recently Turned In at Phoenix event in May, 2013 There will be two gun turn in events on 27 July, 2013 in the Miami, Florida area.. While these events are commonly labeled with the propaganda term "buyback" the guns were never owned by the people attempting to buy them. One event will be held in North Miami at 15045 Biscayne Blvd at the Biscayne Landings sales office.  The other will be held in South Dade at 11350 SW 216 St.  Both events will run from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Gift cards valued up to $200...