Gun Turn-In Day Saturday 4/27 in Michigan City

[Piobair]

Gun Turn-in day at Michigan City PD Saturday 4/27

 

[Dino81]

Impromptu gun show? Lol

 

[KellyinAvon]

A big pile of junk and somebody will put an Uzi on top of the pile for the photo op.

 

[Dirtebiker]

Time to get out there and look in "the streets" for all those guns laying around. $50 Walmart card reward for every one you find.

 

[PGRChaplain]

They held one last Saturday in Ft Wayne. 26 guns turned in. Mostly single shot shotguns by old guys. The gang members didn't line up and turn in their stuff. Monumental FAIL!

 

[Piobair]

30 Guns Turned In

30 Guns Turned In On First Day of Collection Drive

 

[baglorious]

To all of you right-wing nutbags who criticize this:

This is an INVALUABLE service for the community, and provides long term benefits to everyone.

If not for this Gun Turn-In Day, people would be doing what they've always done. Flushing their guns down the toilet, or throwing them in the trash, such that they'd ultimately end up in a landfill, leach into the aquifer, and end up causing irreparable damage to the regional drinking water, not to mention the sensitive great-lakes ecosystem. Doesn't that matter anymore?

Oh, wait. Perhaps I'm thinking of the "unwanted medication" turn-in program.

Right. That actually makes sense.


The "gun turn in program." File under: Stupid, ineffective, PR stunt with absolutely zero practical value.

Way to go, guys! Makes me want to go toss back a handfull of the leftover vicodin I have sitting around.

 

[rugertoter]

Gun Turn-in day at Michigan City PD Saturday 4/27

Yeah, I'll make sure I mark that one up on the calendar. Not.

 

[zippy23]

So no gang members turned in their "hot" weapons?

 

[cbhausen]

Wow, has anyone read the rules for submitting comments? "Draconian" puts it mildly. We'll see if mine makes the cut. Not holding my breath...

 

[ModernGunner]

Gee, I wonder why they didn't get any guns from the local bike gangs, street punks or other "colorful local citizens"?

"...Donors must show a driver’s license or similar form of identification in order to prove La Porte County residency..."
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[sparkyfender]

Is Michigan City even part of Indiana?

 

[grogie]

Gee, I wonder why they didn't get any guns from the local bike gangs, street punks or other "colorful local citizens"?

"...Donors must show a driver’s license or similar form of identification in order to prove La Porte County residency..."
.

It's okay to ask for an ID for this, but not to vote.

 

[Mak]

It's okay to ask for an ID for this, but not to vote.

It just doesn't make any sense...

 

[gregkl]

They held one last Saturday in Ft Wayne. 26 guns turned in. Mostly single shot shotguns by old guys. The gang members didn't line up and turn in their stuff. Monumental FAIL!

I wouldn't mind having a single shot shotgun for Trap.

 

[deputydawg39]

That's been the norm that I have seen

 

[Beardown]

I saw on the news a while back about pro-gun individuals setting up across the street to offer the people more for their guns than the police were offering. They were getting some decent firearms for $75!!! I'm not sure of all the laws in Indiana (I don't there right now), but we should look into setting up our own buy back program for the next one.

 

[cbhausen]

Only TWO comments for this article? Are you kidding me? Looks like thenewsdispatch.com has their head in the sand on this one.

 

[Gabriel]

Damn, I forgot about the buyback. I have a couple guns I wanted to turn in for some cash. I'll have to wait until the next one.

 

[Piobair]

Final Take is 69

69 guns (including three starter pistols) collected over the two-day turn-in. Photo of the take is with the story.

Michigan City gun turn-in wrap-up