Posted on 01/25/2014 1:28:05 PM PST by marktwain
As I looked for other coverage of the reform, I saw misleading headline after misleading headline. Most of the Indiana media covering the reform claimed that it was a "ban" on gun "buy backs". But that simply was not true. There would be no "ban" on "buy backs". The only ban would be on the destruction of valuable assets. Here are some examples:The guns that are still usable will be auctioned off and the money, minus the taxes, will be given back to the department that resold the guns. The departments can use the money to buy ammunition, vests, weapons or otherwise enhance public safety.
Lawmakers take aim at gun buy back programs
INDIANAPOLIS | A proposal forcing Gary and other Indiana cities to end their gun buy-back programs was approved 6-2 Wednesday by the Senate Judiciary Committee.
Gun buy-back programs may become illegal
A bill that would do away with gun buy-back programs in Indiana will now go before the Indiana Senate for a vote.From courierpress.com (AP)
Indystar.com (another AP, same story, Gannet)
INDIANAPOLIS A proposal to prohibit local governments in Indiana from holding gun buy-back programs is on its way to the state Senate.
Indiana gun buy-pack program draws fire
A bill to prevent local governments from holding gun buy-back programs is on its way to the state Senate. The sponsor of the bill says he can't understand why police would want to destroy guns that have significant value and could be resold.From nbcnews.com: (headline from wthr)
Gun buy-back programs may become illegalWhat this shows is the incestuous relationships in the old media, and the over reliance on the AP to decide what "spin" to put on an article. Though most of the articles go on to describe the actual bill as merely a ban on the destruction of valuable guns, the idea that this somehow "bans" cities from doing "buy backs" has already been stated.
Those four guns laying on top, the third to the right looks like a Garand.
OK, I would agree. The Mini-14’s I’ve seen at local guns shows are going for just as much as a Garand.
Either one would be an infuriating waste. Likely turned in by some widow, who had no idea of the true value, for a $100 walmart card.
Almost certainly. I never had a shot at buying it. I estimate about 500-600 guns were purchased by the private buyers at the Phoenix event. Slightly less than 2,000 were collected by the police.
Some nice items were turned in to be destroyed.
The Arizona reform went into effect shortly after this destruction. Future events will have to be sold instead of destroyed.
What is the SOP for trying to buy guns from people participating in these turn-in’s? If you saw a person willing to turn in a Mini-14 for $100 do you offer them double or triple, or does an informal auction ensue amongst the buyers?
People usually ask how much the person wants for the gun. If they name a price that is agreeable, that is that. Informal auctions occur when more than one person wants the gun. I have even seen people give guns away because they wanted to turn them in but did not want to wait in line for the grocery card.
A friend picked up an “old west” Smith & Wesson .44 Russian revolver in this way. He gave the owner $20, because he did not feel right getting it for nothing. He had no idea it was worth $400 - $500, which we found out after I did the research for him.
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