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2022-08-03 Home Front: Politix
Houston Gun Buyback Didn't Go According to Democrats Plans
[Townhall] Over the weekend, Houston's Democrat Mayor Sylvester Turner held a gun buyback event in a church parking lot where residents could turn in their firearms and receive a gift card ranging from $50 to $200 with no questions asked.

According to the Mayor's announcement, the funds provided to those turning in firearms came from the American Rescue Plan — aka American taxpayers — and the amount-per-firearm was $50.00 for a non-functioning firearm, $100.00 for a rifle or shotgun, $150.00 for a handgun, and $200.00 for a fully automatic rifle.

Heralded as a success by the mayor and hyped up by the liberal Houston Chronicle, the event on Saturday saw 845 guns bought back and some $100,000 in gift card payments given. But the alleged success isn't exactly what it seems.

The FAQ section for the buyback noted that there's no limit on the number of firearms that could be turned in by an individual, nor was there any restriction on the types of handguns, as long as they're functioning. Enter some creative and apparently entrepreneurial individuals who saw an opening and decided to make some extra cash.

Photos and videos from the event show authorities unloading boxes of... fresh 3D-printed firearms.

One man showed up to the buyback with dozens of 3D-printed firearms, and Houston authorities had no choice but to accept them and hand over gift cards in return. The real kicker: it only cost the man $3 to print each firearm, of which he made 62, and received $50 per 3D-printed gun for a total of nearly $3,000 in gift cards.

FOX 26 caught up with the man, who remained anonymous, and asked him why he 3D-printed a bunch of firearms to sell back to Houston authorities. "The goal was not personal profit, but to send [Houston leaders] a message about spending $1 million tax dollars on something that has no evidence of any effect on crime," he said.

Still, Houston's mayor thinks his buyback program will convince criminals and gang members to hand over their firearms for as little as $50.

I wonder how many "fully automatic rifles" were bought.
Posted by Deacon Blues 2022-08-03 00:00|| || Front Page|| [11139 views ]  Top

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In several Metro-Cities in GA. the Gun buybacks had Sheriff Departments, after checking the weapon form previous shootings, auctioning off the purchase firearms to FFL dealers in other areas.

PLUS Private individuals standing on nearby street corners with signs offering as much as $50 more depending on the weapon and condition.
Posted by NN2N1 2022-08-03 09:18||   2022-08-03 09:18|| Front Page Top

#2 My former father-in-law was a deputy in Jefferson County, Alabama. They had a buy-back program and the instances of stolen guns skyrocketed. Criminals were breaking into homes and stealing weapons and selling them in the buy back.
Posted by Deacon Blues 2022-08-03 09:26||   2022-08-03 09:26|| Front Page Top

#3 Nobody has ever accused Dims of being smart.
Posted by AlmostAnonymous5839 2022-08-03 09:36||   2022-08-03 09:36|| Front Page Top

#4 Reminds me of an old Dilbert where the coders were gonna get a gift certificate for each bug they found and they left the meeting planning to write some bugs into the code.
Posted by ruprecht 2022-08-03 17:24||   2022-08-03 17:24|| Front Page Top

#5 Not the sharpest knife in the drawer but nevertheless a tool, Mayor Sylvester Turner managed to create a demand for lame-ass 3D-printed 'firearms' and an enterprising entrepreneur filled it. The amusing part is that making money was not the guy's point.
Posted by SteveS 2022-08-03 17:47||   2022-08-03 17:47|| Front Page Top

#6 making money was not the guy's point.

Making a statement and money in the bargain. Sweet.
Posted by M. Murcek 2022-08-03 17:52||   2022-08-03 17:52|| Front Page Top

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