40,000 pounds of guns melted

[hotshot 4]

california gun buy back program :x :x :x :x :x :x

 

http://cosmos.bcst.yahoo.com/up/player/ ... l=13589510

[Chad 3]

For the love of god....NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!! Screw the dolphins....save the guns!!!!!!! That was actually painful to watch! Now, why cant they sell them to lawful people allowed to own firearms, and make some money to put towards vest-a-cop or some other fund raising event?

[tbtrout 141]

And you wonder why we will not miss Ca when an eartquake breaks it off into the sea.

[DevsAdvocate 112]

It's funny knowing the cops went through all those weapons and pocketed the ones that were most valuable.

 

What I don't get is this: Why not sell the guns to FFLs in an auction to re-coup some losses due to the program? Then you can melt down the crap guns no one wants.

 

But, then again, this is the state which is about to go bankrupt... both socially and economically.

[Maksim 1,504]

I read on nyfirearms.com about the same thing. there were a few people there looking to buy some good firearms, so waited there early and made offers. Most firearms there, as per the folks there, were the cheap, or broken firearms, long guns, mil surplus, however 1 was a colt commander.

 

I think I heard on hannity or somehwere, that they were giving away whole foods? gift cards for turning in firearms.

[tbtrout 141]

Yeah they give out food cards or travelers checks, home depot cards. Some get $100/gun. I have 4 that are useless and unfirable if they ever do that here. $400 for junk and go buy a one new.

[Glock26 0]

honestly, they should of have a few FFL's try to sell them for as much or little as possible, and donate the money to charities.

[tgz13 0]

Didn't Newark do something similar a few years back. I swear I remember seeing signs for Guns for $$ no questions asked blah blah blah..

 

I really hope they took the really valuable stuff out.

[Chad 3]

I know they do it around here...I'm not sure of the dates

 

http://prosecutor.co.monmouth.nj.us/guns-for-cash.html

 

There was just one held in PA last week

[rscalzo 3]

Years back the state police handled it. Then the responsibility was shifted to the county themselves. Hudson had not done one for years. We would have loved to get rid of the junk we have stored for twenty years.

[KpdPipes 388]

Years back the state police handled it. Then the responsibility was shifted to the county themselves. Hudson had not done one for years. We would have loved to get rid of the junk we have stored for twenty years.

 

Luckily we had the smelting company right in Town Rich. When they were operating we'd have someone from DOJ come down to observe and confirm that everything went into the furnace. And go figure NOT A SINGLE DAMN GUN found it's way into anyoe's "Pocket".

[rscalzo 3]

honestly, they should of have a few FFL's try to sell them for as much or little as possible, and donate the money to charities

 

That is not possible under NJ statutes. An application can be made for a department to retain any firearms that can be of use in training or departmental use. But the paperwork to do so is extensive. If the department does retain a firearm, if can never be transfered out of the department or sold/traded.

 

Out of all of the firearms we have in storage, there were no more than three of four that was worth the bother. Most taken are junk that I wouldn't fire on a bet.

[hotshot 4]

i have asked several police dept about this subject.....it seems their guidelines are to destroy any and all guns......could not understand but i think the guidelines are passed down from prosecutors......too bad...many police officers deserve to have new and updated equipment....the sale of these guns could go a long way towards that......

[rscalzo 3]

They are state regulations.