{"id":56637,"date":"2014-11-24T07:30:30","date_gmt":"2014-11-24T12:30:30","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/valorguardians.com\/blog\/?p=56637"},"modified":"2014-11-24T00:51:01","modified_gmt":"2014-11-24T05:51:01","slug":"fayetteville-feel-good-pointless-gun-buyback","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.azuse.cloud\/?p=56637","title":{"rendered":"Fayetteville Feel Good Pointless Gun Buyback"},"content":{"rendered":"

From the Fayetteville Observer<\/a><\/p>\n

So many guns were collected during Fayetteville’s first gun buyback event Saturday that police had to start giving out IOUs after about two hours.<\/p>\n

More than 250 guns were collected, according to a Fayetteville police spokesman.<\/p>\n

The Rev. Mark Rowden, who was a driving force behind the event, said the response was incredible.<\/p>\n

“It has exceeded my expectations,” he said.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

How much taxpayer money did they spend you may wonder?<\/p>\n

Yep, I know the article claims that around $25,000 came from seized funds but isn’t any money seized by our government the property of the citizens?<\/p>\n

Anyone who surrendered an assault-style weapon or handgun got a $200 Visa prepaid gift card. Anyone who turned in a rifle or shotgun was given a $150 gift card.<\/p>\n

Fayetteville police gave out $30,000 in gift cards and IOUs for another $20,000. The people who did not get gift cards will get them later through the mail or by picking them up.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

What about checking for stolen guns, were any arrest made?<\/p>\n

No questions were asked when the guns were turned in. Police officials would not let members of the media photograph or talk to people giving back the guns.<\/p>\n

Police officers checked the guns to make sure they were in working order. Serial numbers were checked to see whether the weapons were stolen, several of which were.<\/p>\n

“It doesn’t matter,” Fayetteville Police Chief Harold Medlock said. “The driver of the car still has anonymity.”<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

From what I read and saw on news videos they collected a lot of junk and a few scary black guns. \u00a0They gave more than a pawn shop would have. I saw a lot of Marlin model 60’s and a bunch of single shot \u00a0shotguns. \u00a0I did see something that appeared to be a real Ivory gripped revolver, but we all know that will get destroyed with the rest of the junk. It would never end up in some police officers collection would it now? Anyone?<\/p>\n

I don’t see where this did any good at all other than possibly encouraging the theft of guns in the days and weeks leading up to this well publicized event.<\/p>\n

So a total of $50,000 dollars was spent to get 250 guns off the street, it makes good press but in reality it did little to get guns out of the hands of criminals.<\/p>\n

They would have been better served to have spent that 50 grand in firearms safety courses for the public, or just dropping it into a salvation army pot. \u00a0Either of those would have made a greater impact on the community.<\/p>\n

I will admit that had I known I would have been more than happy to sell them some of the junk I have sitting around.<\/p>\n

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