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Cleveland Turn In (buyback) will Destroy Valuable Guns
Gun Watch ^
| 7 September, 2014
| Dean Weingarten
Posted on 09/08/2014 2:56:36 PM PDT by marktwain
Cleveland held its annual gun turn in "buy back" today, 6 September. People turned in 270 firearms. The term "buy back" is a pure propaganda term, because the guns never belonged to the people who are buying them. From 19actionnews.com:
The Cleveland Police Department's eighth annual buyback seemed successful, taking in 270 weapons during the event, including seven shotguns, 10 rifles and 253 handguns.
Some of the guns were much more valuable than the $100 gift card given for handguns, or the $200 gift card given for semi-automatic long guns. Some of the guns, such as the older double barrel shotgun, the 870 pump shotgun (lower right), and the bolt action centerfire rifle (second from right, standing, in back), were turned in for free.
The Hi-Standard Sentinel snub-nose .22, with the fake ivory grips, would be more than a $100 gun generally. The Ruger P89 or P90, just to its right, is about a $400 or $500 gun. I am not certain that the semi-auto just above the 870 barrel is a Makarov, but if it is, it is about a $300 pistol. A couple of pistols that are pointing toward the AK clone stock may be 1911s or clones. If they are, they would be in the $500 or above range.
The AK clone and both the SKS rifles are worth well more than $200 each. Just the folding stock on the center SKS is worth $100. The AR clone could easily be work $700.
Last year the public turned in 352 firearms to the police. The numbers turned in this year may be down because of competition from private buyers. The reporting from 19actionnews.com barely mentions it, but there were private buyers at the event, attempting to prevent the blatant waste of resources that will occur with the unnecessary destruction of these guns.
Not everyone was in full support of the event, however. Although police accomplished their goal, there was competition across the street.
Academics have repeatedly found that these events do not have an impact on crime.
Sources informed me that there would be private buyers at the event. I hope to report on their results in a later post.
©2014 by Dean Weingarten: Permission to share is granted when this notice is included.
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TOPICS: Business/Economy; Government; Politics; Society
KEYWORDS: banglist; buyback; cleveland; turnin
Some decent guns turned in to be destroyed.
I will have more on opposition later.
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posted on
09/08/2014 2:56:36 PM PDT
by
marktwain
To: marktwain
They take the money and buy a better gun. Yeh...works good...and no questions asked. How many criminals have we NOT nailed because of this brainstorm??
To: marktwain
So you could show up and offer $10 more than the city and walk off with a gun?
3
posted on
09/08/2014 3:03:03 PM PDT
by
umgud
(I couldn't understand why the ball kept getting bigger......... then it hit me.)
To: marktwain
The really nice ones won't be destroyed. They'll go home with some very happy pigs.
"Hey Madge, look what I got at work today!"
4
posted on
09/08/2014 3:10:37 PM PDT
by
Slump Tester
(What if I'm pregnant Teddy? Errr-ahh -Calm down Mary Jo, we'll cross that bridge when we come to it)
To: Slump Tester
“Hey Madge, look what I got at work today!”
I’ll show you the coke and weed after the kids are down
5
posted on
09/08/2014 3:19:49 PM PDT
by
CGASMIA68
To: marktwain
Stupid people who turn them in for next to nothing are probably too stupid to own them anyway...
6
posted on
09/08/2014 3:20:24 PM PDT
by
broken_arrow1
(I regret that I have but one life to give for my country - Nathan Hale "Patriot"d vo)
To: umgud
That is exactly what a lot of people do.
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posted on
09/08/2014 3:22:54 PM PDT
by
Blood of Tyrants
(The cure has become worse than the disease. Support an end to the WOD now.)
To: All
Someone needs to tell me when the next buyback happens so I can take a second out on my house to upgrade my armory as a result of people’s stupidity.
To: umgud
That’s what they do in Baltimore ;)
9
posted on
09/08/2014 3:43:05 PM PDT
by
johnd201
(johnd201)
To: johnd201
Kewl. You sure couldn’t do that in CA.
10
posted on
09/08/2014 4:05:00 PM PDT
by
umgud
(I couldn't understand why the ball kept getting bigger......... then it hit me.)
To: marktwain
Attrition. they want to see grandfathered machine guns destroyed for ever. this is a blatant violation of the Constitution.
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posted on
09/08/2014 4:37:26 PM PDT
by
lavaroise
(A well regulated gun being necessary to the state, the rights of the militia shall not be infringed)
To: marktwain
The loons love gun buy backs and hate gun shows, but a gun show is nothing but a gun buyback (except at fairer prices).
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posted on
09/08/2014 5:36:35 PM PDT
by
SampleMan
(Feral Humans are the refuse of socialism.)
To: Sacajaweau
They take the money
and buythen steal a better gun.
Fixed it... ;-)
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posted on
09/08/2014 6:03:50 PM PDT
by
NoCmpromiz
(John 14:6 is a non-pluralistic comment.)
To: marktwain
nope, they will go home with cops.
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posted on
09/09/2014 12:23:50 AM PDT
by
Secret Agent Man
( Gone Galt; Not averse to Going Bronson.)
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