Posted on 10/31/2020 5:47:28 AM PDT by marktwain
Image from Grand Rapids Police facebook.com cropped and scaled by Dean Weingarten
On 24 October 2020, the Grand Rapids Michigan Police Department held a gun turn-in event. Those who turned in guns were paid $50 for black powder guns, $100 for shotguns, rifles, and revolvers, and $200 for “Assault” rifles and semi-automatic pistols. From Grand Rapids Police facebook:
The Gun Buy Back for today was a resounding success. Although it was scheduled until 4:00p, community members came down in force to turn in their unwanted firearms, so the event ended early. 107 firearms were turned in.
The next Gun Buy Back Event is scheduled for Saturday November 7, from 10:00a until 2:00p at 851 Leonard St NW. Thank you to all those that came out to support this event today.
Image from City of Grand Rapids, for the event, cropped and scaled by Dean Weingarten The laws of the marketplace worked wonderfully.
The picture shows about 30 long guns (about 3,000 dollars worth of cards), 30 mostly antique revolvers, (about 3,000 dollars worth of cards) and about 35 semi-auto handguns, or 7,000 dollars in cards. That would be about 13,000 dollars worth of gift cards. The semi-auto handguns included a large number that cost less than $200 new. The police ran out of gift cards early, as predicted. There were $15,000 of gift cards allocated for the two events, total.
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How many were not owned by the person turning them in?
Will the rightful owner(s) ever have them returned?
When guns are reported to the police as stolen, they are entered into a national database, the NCIC.
When guns are turned in, they are run through the NCIC to see if they have been reported as stolen.
Lots of old guns do not have serial numbers; many people do not report guns that have been stolen; so the NCIC database is far from comprehensive.
Buyback? I didn’t realize the government sold the public these guns.
The label ‘buyback’ also screams non-existentence of the 2and amendment. As if we never really owned or had a right to keep firearms. It suggests some sort generous and arbitrary leniency on behalf of a king.
As Rush would say,”words mean things” and the use of the word buyback is insulting.
The Orwellian nature of the term “buyback” is mentioned in the article.
“$50 for black powder guns, $100 for shotguns”
I have a few ancient shotguns I’d be happy to get $100 for. But black powder? Why do they feel the need to get black powder weapons off the street? That is just stupid.
Black powder guns are technically not guns under federal law.
Maybe someone on the inside looked to score some cheap black powder guns.
Some of the better ones can cost over $1,000.
Looking at the picture, I do not see a single black powder gun in the bin or on the table.
Indeed 1984.
“Maybe someone on the inside looked to score some cheap black powder guns.”
That is about the only way this makes sense. Get some virtue signalling moron to sell them George Washington’s personal musket for $50.
I’m surprised gun stores don’t advertise gun buybacks. It would be a great way to acquire used guns from people who probably don’t know how to handle them.
I could have made a $50 profit on my Hi Point 9mm.
Naw, it actually shoots pretty well and if you run out of Ammo it’s heavy enough to club some sense into the Perp.
I always imagine some silly Old Widow Woman turning in her Late Husband’s Collectible Guns to these Morons.
Oh look, a Winchester 73 going into the Furnace or some Cop’s Private Gun Collection.
It’s a shame.
A great way to get rid of crime guns.
A Hipoint costs what 150 new? Why not buy a few and sell them for 200?
Maybe they are looking for an old cap 'n ball revolver - a Colt Walker Dragoon would fit right in with somebody's collection.
Im handing in my reverse barreled pistol maybe a rat politician can use it
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