Time to go shopping! Annual Guns for Groceries day

[Texas1911]

Im thinkin yall are going to have criminals stealing more guns just to sell them at the buy back.

Maybe, ... the street value on the guns is probably what they are paying anyways. Generally speaking I would think that thieves would avoid the turn-in, but they could always send the girlfriend to go do it, which is pretty common in gun stores.

 

[Jason]

so will they return any guns found to be stolen to the proper owners? That was one question that entered my mind... The way I see is less armed people out there better chance I have of surviving when I am about robbing people in the hood...

 

[beav]

They said last year that stolen guns would be returned to their owners.

 

[London]

Time for Austin members to write down their SNs.

 

[scgstuff]

Does anyone know if they are going to do this program this year? I have an old broken gun that isn't worth much more than a paperweight. Figured maybe I could get the $100 and then trade it to someone else there for their working weapon.

Or is it adviseable to try to fix a frame crack with JB Weld or something? I am thinking no, since I don't know how reliable it would be. Hate to have the test fail when it blows up in my hand.

 

[TheDan]

Or is it adviseable to try to fix a frame crack with JB Weld or something?

Yeah... that's not a good idea. You could probably weld it, tho. Got a picture of the crack?

 

[scgstuff]

Got a picture of the crack?

http://www.texasguntalk.com/forums/gunsmithing/31435-cracked-frame.html

 

[BrenGunner]

I'll come take the gun off your hands.

I need a new project gun.

 

[pvtsnowball82]

"Participants can collect $200 for each assault rifle, $100 each for handguns and rifles and $10 apiece for air guns, BB guns or replicas, sponsors said." 'Cause air guns, BB guns and replicas are so dangerous, dontcha know!

"Gun buyback programs have been successful in removing thousands of guns in Chicago, Los Angeles, Oakland, Philadelphia and Washington,"
Has removing these guns actually helped to lower crime? (That was a rhetorical question.)

"It’s a good way for people who want to get rid of firearms to do so and know they are going to be destroyed,” Why not just sell them? Why destroy them? Why does APD want people to turn in guns? Why is this happening in Texas? I DON'T GET IT!

 

[scgstuff]

"Participants can collect $200 for each assault rifle, $100 each for handguns and rifles and $10 apiece for air guns, BB guns or replicas, sponsors said." 'Cause air guns, BB guns and replicas are so dangerous, dontcha know!

"Gun buyback programs have been successful in removing thousands of guns in Chicago, Los Angeles, Oakland, Philadelphia and Washington,"
Has removing these guns actually helped to lower crime? (That was a rhetorical question.)

"It’s a good way for people who want to get rid of firearms to do so and know they are going to be destroyed,” Why not just sell them? Why destroy them? Why does APD want people to turn in guns? Why is this happening in Texas? I DON'T GET IT!

If they are willing to pay for broken guns, why not?

 

[pvtsnowball82]

If they are willing to pay for broken guns, why not?

Yeah, that's great... However, my problem is with the ignorant mindset behind these buybacks.

 

[hkusp1]

Yeah, that's great... However, my problem is with the ignorant mindset behind these buybacks.

I get what your saying, thats why people park in the corner an buy guns for 10 bucks over what the pd is offering. $100 food card or $100-110 in cash, they always go for the cash.

 

[Bithabus]

Why is this happening in Texas? I DON'T GET IT!

Because Austin hired a Chief from CALIFORNIA

 

[mroper]

Damn go to the Dollar store and buy a case of those crappy airsoft guns and trade them in for $10.00 each.

 

[stdreb27]

I did some research, and they did one in Houston. Only about 10 of the 700 guns they purchased were stolen.

 

[TX0303]

Y'all know this thread is from a year ago.

 

[Randman]

Y'all know this thread is from a year ago.

. It's ok, this is normally an annual affair...

 

[Randman]

Damn go to the Dollar store and buy a case of those crappy airsoft guns and trade them in for $10.00 each.

. Sounds like a plan.. Be hard for me to keep my mouth shut though..

 

[scgstuff]

Y'all know this thread is from a year ago.

Yep, I am the one that brought it back to life. It was listed as an annual thing, and it was about a year ago, so I was inquiring if anyone knew when it was happening this year. Figured it was easier to revive this instead of retyping the info about the program.

 

[Mic]

Everyone here knows my support for LE....but I am very disappointed in APD.

I always kind of assumed you supported the officers on the street. That doesn't necessarily mean you support everything the department does under the leadership of a politico (and let's face it, you've got to be a politico to be APD chief).