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« Brady Campaign grades are out | Main | Interview on Pajamas Media »

Austin residents respond to gun "buy back"

Posted by David Hardy · 9 May 2011 07:04 PM

Austin held a gun "buy back," $100 gift card for every gun turned in. A group of local activists responded by waiting outside, and offering to buy suitable guns for cold cash. They estimate they bought about half the guns that were brought to the site. Where else could you buy the "pick of the litter" for $100?

When Tucson had such a program years ago, a few local collectors did the same, but without organization.

2 Comments | Leave a comment

Jim D. | May 9, 2011 9:16 PM | Reply

Sounds like LCAV made a day out of it. There was one here in LA on Friday -- only with Constitutionally restrictive ground rules:
1) No one can come inside without a gun.
2) No one can leave with one.
3) No one can approach or solicit anyone in line to get in.
4) No one can approach or solicit any vehicle in line to get in to park.

This on top of the "one-gun-a-month" and other restrictive laws cut us out of the picture.

Oh, and the guns were not checked to see if they were stolen for return to the legal owners. I don't even think they were checked ballistically against crime records to see if they were used previously in a crime.

The ones that aren't appropriated by the Department for "use" will just be destroyed. ("It's good to be king!")

Jim | May 10, 2011 11:10 PM | Reply

I have always wanted to do that!

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