What would be retarded about making 1500.00 dollars or so then turning around and buying a better rifle with the profit.
It is not like the rifles turned in can’t be replaced.
They can stamp out some cheap AK-47s pretty quickly.
Sell them at $400, get the $2000 tax credit, rinse and repeat.
Principle of the matter for one.
For another, you will not make $1,500 or $2k.
You get a tax deduction, if you itemize, if you can and the net effect is only a reduction in “real dollars” or a “net present value” of $500 maximum.