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| Dallas Gun Buyback |
| 2009-02-27 |
| Guns for groceries Your gun for groceries. That's the goal of a gun buyback from 9 a.m. to noon Saturday at Reunion Arena. Each unloaded, operational firearm surrendered will fetch a $50 Kroger grocery gift card. People trading in their guns must present identification, city officials say. "It would be a failure on our part if we do not take an initiative," said Deputy Mayor Pro Tem Dwaine Caraway, who is helping lead the effort. Dallas is not using public money to purchase the gift cards. Kroger is providing them at a 30 percent discount to several event sponsors, Dallas spokesman Frank Librio said. Meanwhile, Dallas writer and gun rights advocate Trey Garrison says he may conduct an alternative gun buyback of his own -- with better prices for sellers. He says he'll pay in cash, too. How much might Garrison spend? "Depends on what the hardware is," he said Wednesday. |
| Posted by:DLR |
| #12 My Father-in-Law was a Sherrif's Deputy in Jefferson County, Alabama for many years. He told me of a no questions asked gun by-back that Jefferson County conducted. He said there was an amazing rise in home break-ins with guns being main things stolen. He said all the police and Deputies thought it was a hige farce but the County Athourities hailed it as a huge success because of the number of firearms turned in. |
| Posted by: Deacon Blues 2009-02-27 17:53 |
| #11 And just where do think they will go after the cops buy them? Off to be sold to other people to provide money for the department. |
| Posted by: Silentbrick 2009-02-27 17:43 |
| #10 Each unloaded, operational firearm surrendered will fetch a $50 Kroger grocery gift card. Unless the gun is stolen, what's the motivation for taking this deal. Most firearms would sell for far more than $50 bucks in the Trading Times or at a gunshow. |
| Posted by: JohnQC 2009-02-27 17:11 |
| #9 This city is so damned liberal now. The people in charge these days have actually said they want it to be another San Francisco. Instead of a San Francisco Bay with a Golden Gate Bridge, they approved building a High Dollar Bridge over the Trinity River Bottom. Which most of the time is dry. Bunch of mindless morons! |
| Posted by: Crolulet Darling of Dallas 2009-02-27 14:36 |
| #8 Maybe they can use the profits to fund midnight basketball... |
| Posted by: tu3031 2009-02-27 11:37 |
| #7 I think I'll sponsor a gun "buy back". I could use a few more guns. |
| Posted by: Iblis 2009-02-27 11:35 |
| #6 Smart Move. They are just stocking up for the coming demand when the Feds decide to do something like imposing sales tax in massive amounts. In just the last 18 months the costs of ammunition have jumped enormously by imposing a lot of minor charges. Just one example is the massively increased cost in posting ammo to shops from suppliers. I carry ammo in a shop and the costs of just procuring it have jumped significantly. Straws in the wind. |
| Posted by: Omoter Speaking for Boskone7794 2009-02-27 11:30 |
| #5 Sell it to the cartel for 10X. |
| Posted by: Woozle Elmeter 2700 2009-02-27 11:29 |
| #4 New findings from FBI about cop attackers and their weapons. HERE |
| Posted by: Besoeker 2009-02-27 08:39 |
| #3 Must be a slow sales month in the Kroger liquor section. Increased traffic, sales, free law enforcement presence and publicity, what's not to like? |
| Posted by: Besoeker 2009-02-27 08:06 |
| #2 Only fifty bucks? AND gotta get my ID run through the police computer? Uh, that's not the best way to accomplish this. |
| Posted by: gromky 2009-02-27 02:18 |
| #1 Yeah..haha, that ain't gonna work! |
| Posted by: Skidmark 2009-02-27 01:02 |