Gun group uses money from Chicago gun buy back to .... buy guns & ammo

[actaeon277]

Group turns tables on Chicago gun turn-in, uses money for gun camp - Chicago Sun-Times

This group turned in a bunch of junk, then turned around and bought guns and ammo.

Hahahaha

Some people were not happy.

 

[MikeDVB]

Haha, that's pretty funny!

 

[repeter1977]

sweet, now i know where to turn in the junk pistol mistake that i had bought. And Im of course using it to put down more money on firearms. Or ammo, hard choices.

 

[Bigshep]

This would be awesome no matter where it happened, but the fact that it happened in Chicago makes it that much better.

 

[No Lot Lizards]

I thought was illegal to even say the word gun in Sheetcago.

 

[KLB]

Too funny.

 

[SEIndSAM]

That is pretty cool. I have seen those signs along I74 in Illinois also, wondered who was behind them.

 

[Lock load]

That's awesome. I'm still laughing.

 

[jwalt01]

http://youtu.be/mVgXGw_XhRQ

 

[gunman41mag]

Wonder if they will take in broken BB guns

 

[Ash]

Wonder if they will take in broken BB guns

From the article. VVV

The city gave out $100 MasterCard gift cards for each gun and $10 cards for BB guns and replicas.


As long as they were or appeared to be complete, I would think they would accept them.

 

[Ted]

I know that "gun buybacks" are supposed to be anonymous, but I don't buy it.

I'm sure that police surveillance is taking photos of individuals and license plates.

 

[Citizen711]

I loved the part where a suburban gun dealer imported $50 guns and turned them in for $100 cash cards.

 

[MikeDVB]

I loved the part where a suburban gun dealer imported $50 guns and turned them in for $100 cash cards.

That's awesome .

 

[VERT]

It was only a matter of time. I think as a group we should strive to do this more often. Well this and try to buy the collectables before granny hauls it in for meltdown. Shows just how silly these buyback programs are becoming.

 

[HandK]

Well done on their part!! More groups should do just that!!

 

[Stschil]

The comments on the site are pure awesomeness.

A bunch of right thinking downstaters slamming those "poor, down trodden" shi*cagoites who are whinning and crying about how this was meant to end gun violence in the inner city. I laughed so hard my sides hurt.

 

[netsecurity]

But the gun buyback program was meant for criminals to give up their guns! How come people are only turning in guns worth less than they are worth? Next year there should be a rule that only guns worth more than $300 will be eligible for the $100 buyback.

 

[VikingWarlord]

That is pretty cool. I have seen those signs along I74 in Illinois also, wondered who was behind them.

My girlfriend lives in Champaign. I see them every time I go, always meant to check out the website.

 

[indyjoe]

This is obviously going to immediately eliminate gun violence in a city where guns are already illegal.

"Hey Billy! Where you takin' that gat?"

"Uh, shorty wants it out of the house, so we're takin' it to the buy back thing."

"How much they givin' you for that? It looks nice."

"$100"

"I'll give you $150 for it."

"Cool. Saves me a trip."

"Yeah, and now I can shoot some fools."