Big Daddy Guns (Same Owners Of Big Daddy Unlimited) Hosted a Gun Buyback Event?

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As the video title says, Big Daddy Guns (same people as Bid Daddy Unlimited) apparently partnered with a local police department to put on a gun buyback event! šŸ¤”. Iā€˜m just not seeing what positive they thought would come from this once word got outā€¦

 
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Unless it's in writing, any promise of amnesty, anonymity, or anything similar is not worth the paper it's not written on.
It IS in writing. They published it on the web. ;)

Want something personal? Who do they make it out to? šŸ˜œ


I like the "1 long gun per vehicle" limit.

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I mean, I would man the gun buyback table if it meant dumbasses turning in Grandpop's old S&W 66 and Remington-Rand 1911s for a Target giftcard.

I suppose I sell the crate of inevitable Tapco'd SKSs, Jiminez pistolas, and dusty old Sears gill guns as a package deal later.
 
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I doubt that the ffl is fronting the money, but I bet they get to buy what they want from the agency at cost in exchange for doing the work. They act as an agent for the police, so no ffl paperwork on the intake, and they buy from the police. Only thing that doesnā€™t work is that the police generally canā€™t sell without going through some public notice process.

I think gun buybacks in jurisdictions where I donā€™t fund them are a fine thing.
 
I think gun buy backs are silly of course, but what are we getting butt hurt over here?
Last I checked all of our members here desire this to be a free country, so if someone wants to get ripped off and get rid of a gun shouldnā€™t we be ok with their freedom to do so?

Are we upset because they might be getting ripped off?
Are we upset because tax money is sometimes used, but sounds like maybe the sponsors are putting it up here?

Or are we upset because we think every house should be forced to have a gun even if they have no desire for it to be there?

We all know gun buybacks donā€™t lower crime, but I try to apply freedom equally across the board.
 
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i snatched up some GOOD guns at buybacks from people on their way to get a $50 grocery card for them
i do not apologize for making the police angry.

Could you describe how this went? I'd love to take part in such a thing.

It would great to organize a "CFF Buyback Club" to mobilize around the state and help with any such events.
 
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How does this amnesty from prosecution work? Suppose a fine, upstanding young man turns in a pistol that he used in a drive-by shooting the night before? Does he get a 31fcc8_7d374dd0942745f3bf988763b770a976-mv2.jpg
 
How does this amnesty from prosecution work? Suppose a fine, upstanding young man turns in a pistol that he used in a drive-by shooting the night before? Does he get a View attachment 393509
In Chicago the way this works is the DA won't charge the guy with aggraveted crimes related to the weapon. The murder or robbery may still be charged, but the case is harder for the prosecution to to win because they can't use the weapon as evidence. As a result the DA may end up losing the case or dropping the case to prevent a loss on their record.
 
I have a photo of the guns turned in to a buyback that was published in the Chicago Tribune. I wrote an email to the editor to let him know that the scary photo they ran included obvious toys. The photo came down minutes later, but the story stayed.

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I STILL wanna know WHO, exactly, actually sold these people ANY of these guns in the first place, that they would be "buying back"?

And are they paying as much, or more, of the original sale price as befitting an honest "buy back"?
 
I STILL wanna know WHO, exactly, actually sold these people ANY of these guns in the first place, that they would be "buying back"?

And are they paying as much, or more, of the original sale price as befitting an honest "buy back"?
The street value of a gun with a body on it drops like 80%. A $500 glock sells for about $100, per Chicago LEO I'm friends with. The get out of jail free card for turning it in is the point for these guys.
 
Are we upset because tax money is sometimes used
I think that there a number of reasons, but for me itā€™s making government bigger and spending my money foolishly.
 
That and the fact that of course the effort implies that the root cause of the violence is the gun, not the shooter.
 
Here are two updatesā€¦comments range from ā€ok big daddy is definitely on my list of good guys fighting backā€ to ā€œsounds like Crenshaw level deflection by BDUā€.

2 very different takes on their response as well! G&G more supportive and Johnny B not really buying it! Both are fairly shortā€¦skip to 1:30 in Johnny Bā€™s to skip the sponsor stuff.



 
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When I think of Gun buybacks I get irritated for many reasons, none of which have to do with me being concerned with people being ripped off.

To start with, they set a false pretense just in their name: they arenā€™t ā€œbuying backā€ anything as they didnā€™t sell the gun in the first place. They use that term instead of the truth, voluntary confiscation. Which, again, if you want to voluntarily let an agency confiscate your property while tossing you a pittance in return, go ahead. But call it what it is. And it ainā€™t a ā€œbuy backā€.

Second, it sets a tone to support a false narrative that this is somehow helping fight crime or make the world a safer place, and they push that angle hard and often. And itā€™s an absolute lie. Look at any of these confiscations and 99% of the firearms are old/broken/defective/cheap or even at times cobbles together in a garage from parts bought at Home Depot just to grab a buck. This isnā€™t ā€œgetting them off the streetsā€. Itā€™s ā€œallowing people to dump their garbage and you get to wave it as a big gun control victory.ā€ So again, itā€™s supporting a false anti-gun narrative.

They are a wonderful example of ā€œpeeing on your back while telling you itā€™s rainingā€. If they were honest and just said ā€œCome turn in the old garbage guns you have and we will dispose of them for you, and if you happen to turn in something that was used in a crime we will forget about that part.ā€ That at least would be the truth.


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Could you describe how this went? I'd love to take part in such a thing.

It would great to organize a "CFF Buyback Club" to mobilize around the state and help with any such events.
1. find a police buyback
2. bring some friends to watch out for eachother
3. have some people filming it so when the cops try to swing their pork around, they think twice.

After that it's just setting up courtesy rules like taking turns with prospective sellers, trying not to get into bidding wars with each other. It doesn't hurt to have a couple people with a mind full of bluebook. Tell the seller what a gun store would give them, remind them the cops are only going to give them $50, then you make an offer that beats both.

Also, the guy that looks like a fed who shows up with a couple nice ARs just as the news cams roll up to cover the event - he's a plant, and the reason he won't sell his AR at any price is because it's not his to sell.
You gotta know your laws though. from NFA to private transaction to trespassing to parking. We once had the cops threaten to tow the truck of a new guy who parked facing the wrong way at a small event. when he fessed up, they took his ID and dug into his background for about an hour - 6 cops all typing and radioing in for anything they could. They finally gave him a ticket that would have cost him $20. I've never seen so many guys shove bills at somebody so fast outside of a strip club. except we were all trying to cover his ticket for him, not shove singles into his underwear.
 
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