Gun for Groceries? - The Firearms Forum

cbrown · 07-16-2009, 09:39 AM

http://www.bostonherald.com/news/reg...85282&srvc=rss

islenos · 07-16-2009, 09:49 AM

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Other guns looked like they were straight out of a Western movie, with long barrels and corroded metal. One had a colonial-era look to it.

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The firearms will then be destroyed, Trudeau said.

That just makes me sick!

Urban_Black_Redneck · 07-16-2009, 12:22 PM

a $1 bullet would have gotten hundreds of pounds of healthy wild meat that is free from hormones and the rest of the trash that is fed to commercial livestock.

It amazes me how stupid some people can be.

At least we don't have to worry about a horde of liberals taking all the hunting resources when the economy collapses.

This is natural selection at work..

glocknut · 07-16-2009, 05:27 PM

They haven't done "guns for p*rn" yet, have they?

mike
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ponycar17 · 07-16-2009, 06:08 PM

The real criminals are keeping their guns to steal from the folks who got free groceries and no longer have a gun to protect their grub.

Bobitis · 07-16-2009, 06:28 PM

I guess it's all about priorities.
Got a gun that will never shoot and has no value to you?
Food sounds like a fair trade.

My question is, who funded this?

My tax dollars?
Local government?

kingchip · 07-16-2009, 07:18 PM

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Originally Posted by ponycar17

The real criminals are keeping their guns to steal from the folks who got free groceries and no longer have a gun to protect their grub.

I hope they don't expect me to protect them when it all goes down.

JohnTheCalifornian · 07-16-2009, 08:24 PM

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Originally Posted by kingchip

I hope they don't expect me to protect them when it all goes down.

Then this picture should sum it all up....

bcj1755 · 07-16-2009, 09:32 PM

Why is it I've never seen on of these "Gun buyback" scams pulled around here?

ponycar17 · 07-16-2009, 09:35 PM

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Originally Posted by bcj1755

Why is it I've never seen on of these "Gun buyback" scams pulled around here?

Fountain Inn, SC about 60 miles from you, did one last year or maybe the first part of this year (I don't recall). I wish I had known in advance. There are several I could have taken for relatives with worn-out junk they keep stowed away.

bcj1755 · 07-16-2009, 09:37 PM

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Fountain Inn, SC about 60 miles from you, did one last year or maybe the first part of this year (I don't recall). I wish I had known in advance. There are several I could have taken for relatives with worn-out junk they keep stowed away.

Wow, I didn't know they pulled those scams here in the South

But then, the souther part of this country has been invaded with liberals for decades

Was it one of those "no questions asked" deals? If so, I'll buy a throwaway from some doper for $50 and turn it in for a profit

Danwin22 · 07-16-2009, 09:41 PM

Orlando gave out sneakers for guns last year.

Can you imagine some genius trading off a nice 1911 or maybe a Ruger Blackhawk for a pair of sneakers?

ponycar17 · 07-16-2009, 09:47 PM

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....Was it one of those "no questions asked" deals? If so, I'll buy a throwaway from some doper for $50 and turn it in for a profit

Yep, it was a 'no questions asked' trade-in for Target gift cards. I think the card for all guns turned in was $50 each. It wasn't as lucrative as some of the other places around the country. There are two people I know in particular who could have pawned off some true junk for $50 and made a lot more than the scrap metal value. The guns they own are worn out big time.

bcj1755 · 07-16-2009, 09:48 PM

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Orlando gave out sneakers for guns last year.

Can you imagine some genius trading off a nice 1911 or maybe a Ruger Blackhawk for a pair of sneakers?

Guns for sneakers?! I don't know which is worse, the mental midgets that think up that kind of BS, or the mental midgets that fall for it

bcj1755 · 07-16-2009, 09:50 PM

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Originally Posted by ponycar17

Yep, it was a 'no questions asked' trade-in for Target gift cards. I think the card for all guns turned in was $50 each. It wasn't as lucrative as some of the other places around the country. There are two people I know in particular who could have pawned off some true junk for $50 and made a lot more than the scrap metal value. The guns they own are worn out big time.

A $50 gift card? That's a waste of time unless you had a gun that was totally useless. If someone has worn out a gun to the point where that's a profit, then they've been doing an awful lot of shooting

ponycar17 · 07-16-2009, 09:54 PM

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A $50 gift card? That's a waste of time unless you had a gun that was totally useless. If someone has worn out a gun to the point where that's a profit, then they've been doing an awful lot of shooting

My step-dad has a 12 gauge break action with an action loser than a freshly graveled country road that could have gone to the trade. It's actually dangerous to shoot in its condition.

My father-in-law has an old pump 12 gauge that he has never gotten to dimple a primer and it's looser than uncle sam's pockets as well. That could have gotten some money in the Target gift card trade.

bcj1755 · 07-16-2009, 09:56 PM

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Originally Posted by ponycar17

My step-dad has a 12 gauge break action with an action loser than a freshly graveled country road that could have gone to the trade. It's actually dangerous to shoot in its condition.

My father-in-law has an old pump 12 gauge that he has never gotten to dimple a primer and it's looser than uncle sam's pockets as well. That could have gotten some money in the Target gift card trade.

Someone's been doing a lot of shooting, huh?

armedandsafe · 07-16-2009, 11:11 PM

I wonder how often BATFE checks these guys FFL? hmmmmmm

Pops

obxned · 07-17-2009, 10:35 AM

How about a 'guns for crack' buy-back program.

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Bobitis Advanced Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2009 Posts: 6,612	Re: Gun for Groceries? I guess it's all about priorities. Got a gun that will never shoot and has no value to you? Food sounds like a fair trade. My question is, who funded this? My tax dollars? Local government? __________________ ^.^ A point in every direction is the same as having no point at all

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Danwin22 V.I.P. Member Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Central Florida Posts: 223	Re: Gun for Groceries? Orlando gave out sneakers for guns last year. Can you imagine some genius trading off a nice 1911 or maybe a Ruger Blackhawk for a pair of sneakers?

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