There is nothing more hateful than a gun buyback, it’s a huge waste of tax dollars, it’s anti-Second Amendment, it rewards criminals with stolen guns, and it does NOTHING to reduce crime. Thankfully, there are activists in Detroit willing to make a difference.
Detroit, Michigan – -(Ammoland.com)- This past Saturday, November 9th, 2013, approximately 20 Detroit area gun rights activists attended a local event officially billed as a “massive gun buy-back initiative” to stage a demonstration of their own against the city of Highland Park’s (MI) government.
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The event was scheduled to start at 8am but the city did not open their doors to the public until 8:30am. At that time there were only 7 people in line.
Participation to the event was relatively light early in the day and picked up as it got later. After an estimated 24 firearm purchases, the city of Highland Park ran out of money shortly after noon. The event was scheduled to last until 4:00p.m. Apparently, they did not have a big enough budget for this event. They hung up a sign and closed up for the day.
However, the gun rights activists were still making offers to willing buyers and making purchases. The gun buy-back had turned into a gun show. By the time the activists stopped buying guns, they recorded a combined purchase count of 31 firearms.
Read more: http://www.ammoland.com/2013/11/detroit-area-activists-turn-firearm-buy-back-event-into-a-gun-show/#ixzz2kfkM81ME
More reasons why Gun Buy-Backs are evil
- They have never been proven to have any positive effect on violent crime rates.
- They encourage firearm thefts because no questions will be asked.
- They potentially lead to the destruction of evidence used in crimes.
- They lead to the destruction of personal property of the rightful owners.
- They consume public resources that could be used to fight crime.
- They exploit the poor by offering $50 for potentially valuable hardware.
- They mislead the public by creating only a “feel good” fluff story in the media.
Source: Idem