Posted on 10/31/2023 4:40:05 AM PDT by marktwain
New Mexico state police have announced a trio of gun turn-in events, known by the Orwellian propaganda term “buy back,” to be held on Saturday, November 4, 2023, from 8:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. in Albuquerque, Las Cruces, and Espanola. Police state gift cards will be given out for any firearm, working or not, with a very generous amount of $300 for rifles, shotguns, or “assault weapons“, and a more pedestrian amount of $200 for handguns. This correspondent has contacted the NM State Police but has not been given information about how much total monies have been allocated for these events at the time of this writing.
Events managed by police for individuals to turn in guns for gift cards have become popular again, as 1.6 trillion dollars pushed into the political environment has to be spent in some way.
From the New Mexico state police press release on Facebook:
New Mexico State Police Coordinate Gun Buy Back to Promote Gun Safety and Reduce Gun Violence
Albuquerque, Las Cruces, and Espanola NM –
On Saturday, November 4, 2023, the New Mexico State Police are coordinating a Gun Buyback Event in Albuquerque, Las Cruces, and Espanola.The events will take place on November 4, 2023, from 8:00 a.m. through 2:00 p.m. at the following locations:
Albuquerque, at Expo New Mexico at 300 San Pedro Gate 6 (south of Lomas), Las Cruces, at the Sportsman’s Warehouse at 2230 N. Telshor Blvd. Espanola, at Robert “Gordy” Vigil Regional Sportsplex at 2000 Industrial Park Rd.
People may anonymously hand in unwanted guns and firearms and receive Visa and/or American Express gift cards in return. No questions will be asked about who owns the guns or where they came from. Buybacks are intended to prevent unwanted or unneeded weapons from causing harm or being used to commit acts of violence.
(Excerpt) Read more at ammoland.com ...
Giving out $300 for any long gun, working or not!
I wish we could have a buy back around here ...
I have a couple old parts piles I’d like to cash in.
$300?? This is deep blue New Mexico! They should know by now that they could pull this off by only offering $25 and a free Covid mask.
I lived in NM for 14 years.
Even the Mine Union Lefties hunt. Some live in a hubble, but own a Weatherby and always go deer hunting.
Fact.
Go to the pawn shop and buy every non-working POS they have for $100. sell in NM for $300.
good business plan.
This encourages thieves to break into homes and cars to steal guns so they can sell them. This is part of the plan.
They are having on in San Frantonio TX. Trey Ware has been talking about this on KTSA.
Unintended syntactical implications are sometimes lost on writers, no?
Fire up the resin printer and break the bank on these a-holes.
Go down and sell a couple of grandpa’s pieces of junk to da poleese and buy your loved one a brand, new shiny firearm and some ammo. Merry Christmas!!!
An enterprising FFL dealer should set up right outside the event and make a bit of goodwill doing the transfers for free. Or maybe a percent of the agreed-upon sales price. NM has required background checks on all transfers within the state since 7/1/2019 - with some exceptions for transfers between family, and transfers between LEOs.
Ha ha! Love it!
Yeah, I shouldn’t judge them too harshly. I just made the mistake of driving through that state in 2021, and was astonished at how they went all out on Covid restrictions and masks...along with a dozen huge “Ridin’With Biden” billboards.
I wish they would have a “buy back” near where I live. I have some real junk guns (and I DO mean JUNK) I would love to get rid of! I have them on display as my “bait” if anyone breaks into the house. I would be afraid to pull the trigger on any of them!
Don’t even look at them cross eyed, they might go off with a big boom. :)
I lived in a town in the Western Mountains of NM. the Gila Wilderness was near. Many, almost most, of the men were hunters. But they were mine union committed. Long story goes with it.
There were 5 Dems for every GOP registration, for a while I was the GOP County Chairman. It was a real education.
The Ranchers, some local John Birchers and the Mormon’s always showed up at the Elections. Some of the local businessmen would register Dem, vote in that primary and when General election came the would vote straight GOP.
It was/is a strange place.
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