St. Joseph County Gun Buyback Protest

[gunrights]

St. Joseph County Gun Buyback Protest
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I will be out protesting the St. Joseph County Gun Buy Backs again this year. Looking for anyone that would be interested in doing the same.


June 13, from 10 am – 3pm at three locations:

* Mishawaka – St. Paul’s Episcopal Church, 616 Lincoln Way East
* South Bend – No. 2 Fire Station, corner of Lincoln Way West and Martin Luther King Blvd.
* St. Joseph County – Penn Twp Fire Station #2, 13750 McKinley Highway, Mishawaka


The reasons why I go out and protest gun buy backs:

• The no questions asked policy which allows criminals to turn in firearms without any fear of being prosecuted.
• They take advantage of people who do not know the value of the firearms they are turning in.
• Just publicity for the anti-gun government. Makes people feel good like their doing something. (has no effect on crime)
• Police officers are paid overtime to attend the gun buyback, and in this tight economy, they should be out on the streets.

 

[Don]

Protest it with a sign asking them to come see you for more $$ first.

 

[INGunGuy]

Well, lets hold our own gun buyback. I mean hell, you take in a bunch of crap, but pick up a few good guns. Is there anything illegal in having our own buyback?

INGunGuy

 

[Liberty's Teeth]

How much do they pay? If it's enough we can buy a truckload of Mosin Nagants and turn them in.

 

[hornadylnl]

I've got a Lorcin I've been wanting to get rid of. I keep waiting for them to have one around me. If I get $100 for it, i'll go buy ammo with the money.

 

[Muddy_Ford]

Protest it with a sign asking them to come see you for more $$ first.

Now that would be a nice way to pick through and get the good stuff, before it is destroyed. Plus it would **** off those morons who organized these things. Especially since they don't work anyways.

Now if only you could write off the guns you buy at the "gun buyback" as a charitable contribution.

 

[homeless]

Just offer free appraisals accross the street.

 

[wtfd661]

Protest it with a sign asking them to come see you for more $$ first.

Was thinking the same thing myself, offer them $25 or $50 more than the program is. That would be frigging sweet.

 

[jmiller676]

How would you check the numbers on the guns right there? I wouldn't to risky of buying a "hot gun".

 

[INGunGuy]

Well, that would fall under a person to person purchase, has anyone ever ran a serial number on a gun after buying it from an individual?

INGunGuy

 

[gunrights]

Guns

In one of the previous gun buybacks. We had a local gun dealer that set up a table to give appraisals of guns. Because we had to be on public property. It wasn't quite easy for us to get people to come over and talk to us. There was a police officer in a squad car in the parking lot that would direct people into the gun buyback.

I did manage to purchase a couple firearms, one was a Mossberg bolt action shotgun and the other one was a 9 mm Jennings handgun that was broken. The reason I purchased the broken handgun was so that I could use it at a later date to actually turn and myself so that I would have grounds to file a federal lawsuit again.

In episode six and seven of my podcast I discuss the federal lawsuit that I filed. If you'd like to listen to that, you may find it interesting.

Gun Rights Advocates Podcast

Use the drop-down menu at the top of the page to find those episodes.

I definitely am looking for some others to help me out with the gun buyback. Let me know if you're able to attend.

 

[cce1302]

I'm interested.
PM Sent.

 

[gunrights]

This Weekend

Remember this weekend is the gun buyback and I will be at the location on LincolnWay and Martin Luther King Dr. (fire station) before 10 AM.

If any of you would like to come out and protest the gun buyback with me. I would appreciate it.

Also, I will have some free items to give away for helping me in my protest against gun buybacks.

 

[chasekerion4]

Protest it with a sign asking them to come see you for more $$ first.

Love it....

 

[public servant]

I did manage to purchase a couple firearms, one was a Mossberg bolt action shotgun and the other one was a 9 mm Jennings handgun that was broken.

So...were you protesting the buy back program or looking for a deal? While I don't particularly approve of these programs...(unless it gets an unwanted gun out of a home where people are concerned about it getting in the hands of their children) the protest seems to lose something if you're profiting off it. Unless you did pay fair market value?

In reality...the guns belong to the individuals...and they are free to do with them as they wish. My main objection is buying the weapons no questions asked. Although it may get a gun out of the hands of a criminal...what an easy way to score a fix. Steal a firearm and turn it in for cash.

But to use as part of your protest the statement that people are being taken advantage of because the cash value is higher than the buy back offer is rather moot if you're buying the same firearms at less than the fair market value...don't you think?

 

[gunrights]

I am not going out there to purchase firearms! The reason to be, there is to bring awareness to the citizens of St. Joseph County that evidence could be destroyed when the government takes in firearms with no questions asked.

The second reason is to hopefully speak with citizens who are turning in firearms, and maybe give them an estimated value of their firearm from the bluebook of firearm values, and hopefully point them in the direction where they can receive more for their property.

 

[Sajer]

I dumped a couple of junkers I had gotten from a collection I sold for a friend of a freind some years ago at the last buy back. I think it was two years ago? I got a $50 walmart, $50 target, $50 martins, and a $50 goodwill coupon for both non firing pistols. It was joke, the only weapons I saw and what the police told me about were junk pieces that people like me were turning in. However, they did have one SKS and one rifle with round stuck in the barrel.

I did watch them for a little while as two police officers took shotguns and rifles and bent the barrels out back of the fire house.

 

[redneckmedic]

You are all a bunch of haters!!!!!!!!!!! Give the government the benefit of the doubt, maybe they are just trying to stimulate the econ... Buy low...Gunbroker....sell high!!!

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[public servant]

I am not going out there to purchase firearms! The reason to be, there is to bring awareness to the citizens of St. Joseph County that evidence could be destroyed when the government takes in firearms with no questions asked.

The second reason is to hopefully speak with citizens who are turning in firearms, and maybe give them an estimated value of their firearm from the bluebook of firearm values, and hopefully point them in the direction where they can receive more for their property.

Good...I'm glad to hear you paid fair market value for that Mossberg shotgun. So...what was the market value if I may ask?

 

[public servant]

I did watch them for a little while as two police officers took shotguns and rifles and bent the barrels out back of the fire house.

Wow...that must have been painful to watch.