Are buyback programs really working?

2015-01-24T19:41:59-05:00

I have always heard about buyback programs and how many guns they net. I saw this yesterday and I thought wow I wonder what kind of deals some of these gun enthusiasts got outside!

Reading the stories about some who bought "junk guns" to then turn them in to get more money to buy a good one had me thinking. Let alone the ones who brought in fake guns. Are these programs really meeting their aim?

http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2015/01/24/firearms-enthusiasts-crash-gun-buyback-to-hunt-bargains/

Firearms enthusiasts crash gun buyback to hunt bargains

An Oregon gun buyback event aimed at curbing the number of weapons on the street turned into a planned profit making opportunity for a group of firearms enthusiasts.

Response by SGT Private RallyPoint Member made Jan 24 at 2015 7:55 PM

2015-01-24T19:55:42-05:00

You wont find me turning in anything!

Response by CW5 Private RallyPoint Member made Jan 24 at 2015 8:30 PM

2015-01-24T20:30:15-05:00

Probably not, sir. The gun buyback programs are likely not meeting their aim. Not hitting the target. Crime continues in spite of gun buyback programs. Bad guys who want guns are either (a) not going to turn them in or (b) going to buy them when they "need" them.

Response by CPT Jack Durish made Jan 24 at 2015 10:36 PM

2015-01-24T22:36:42-05:00

The best explanation for why I voted "No" to this question was posted by someone else: Disarming yourself to prevent crime is like wearing a condom so that your neighbors will stop having kids. (Or some such words) It's pure lunacy.

Now arm yourself so you're ready the next time one of your moral superiors advocates gun control. Watch this..
https://www.vfwstore.org/