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It is a deliberate misuse of a term in order to herd sheeple. This is a buyback, because you really weren't supposed to have them to begin with.K.Mooneyham wrote:On a side note, the term "buy back" is baloney; the government cannot buy back what was never theirs in the first place.
So they aren't expecting to get guns from law abiding gun owners, and are also not expecting to get guns from criminals. I'm not sure what is left for them to buy.Hey Everyone... Just wanted to try and clarify on some of your concerns regarding this program. The last time we had a buyback was in 2009 and it got over 130 guns off the street. At the time of this posting, I don't know what kind of guns they were...illegal guns, old guns...don't know. But we certainly do not expect a huge turnout of law abiding, gun owning citizens wanting to give us their guns for a 50 dollar gift card. Nor do we expect any lifelong criminals that use a gun as they commit crimes, to turn in their guns either. But this program was NOT funded by any taxpayers. This is a program that is funded by federally granted seized assets. This money was provided for us to continue the buyback program in an attempt to get more guns off the streets. And as cliche as it may sound...even if we get just one gun off the streets, we're going to continue this program. We certainly hope it helps. But thank you for voicing your concerns. We do hear you.
They said "lifelong criminals". Perhaps they're expecting retired criminals to turn in their guns?Soccerdad1995 wrote:Comment posted by FWPD on their Facebook page
So they aren't expecting to get guns from law abiding gun owners, and are also not expecting to get guns from criminals. I'm not sure what is left for them to buy.Hey Everyone... Just wanted to try and clarify on some of your concerns regarding this program. The last time we had a buyback was in 2009 and it got over 130 guns off the street. At the time of this posting, I don't know what kind of guns they were...illegal guns, old guns...don't know. But we certainly do not expect a huge turnout of law abiding, gun owning citizens wanting to give us their guns for a 50 dollar gift card. Nor do we expect any lifelong criminals that use a gun as they commit crimes, to turn in their guns either. But this program was NOT funded by any taxpayers. This is a program that is funded by federally granted seized assets. This money was provided for us to continue the buyback program in an attempt to get more guns off the streets. And as cliche as it may sound...even if we get just one gun off the streets, we're going to continue this program. We certainly hope it helps. But thank you for voicing your concerns. We do hear you.
G.A. Heath wrote:They do list the buyback on facebook .... for now. I reported it for 'buying or selling drugs, guns..."
It's a "feel good" program designed to make politicians look like they are doing something about "gun violence" while admitting it does nothing to deter the criminals using guns.Soccerdad1995 wrote:Comment posted by FWPD on their Facebook page
So they aren't expecting to get guns from law abiding gun owners, and are also not expecting to get guns from criminals. I'm not sure what is left for them to buy.Hey Everyone... Just wanted to try and clarify on some of your concerns regarding this program. The last time we had a buyback was in 2009 and it got over 130 guns off the street. At the time of this posting, I don't know what kind of guns they were...illegal guns, old guns...don't know. But we certainly do not expect a huge turnout of law abiding, gun owning citizens wanting to give us their guns for a 50 dollar gift card. Nor do we expect any lifelong criminals that use a gun as they commit crimes, to turn in their guns either. But this program was NOT funded by any taxpayers. This is a program that is funded by federally granted seized assets. This money was provided for us to continue the buyback program in an attempt to get more guns off the streets. And as cliche as it may sound...even if we get just one gun off the streets, we're going to continue this program. We certainly hope it helps. But thank you for voicing your concerns. We do hear you.
Facebook decided it did not violate their guidelines. In feedback I explained why I thought it did.maverick2076 wrote:G.A. Heath wrote:They do list the buyback on facebook .... for now. I reported it for 'buying or selling drugs, guns..."
That's awesome!
rtschl wrote:Lots of people commenting that they are going there with cash to buy guns. They probably won't but wouldn't it be great if several did?
No longer a button to report the post eitherG.A. Heath wrote:Facebook decided it did not violate their guidelines. In feedback I explained why I thought it did.maverick2076 wrote:G.A. Heath wrote:They do list the buyback on facebook .... for now. I reported it for 'buying or selling drugs, guns..."
That's awesome!
Cool. So I am free to post an ad offering to buy guns?G.A. Heath wrote:Facebook decided it did not violate their guidelines. In feedback I explained why I thought it did.maverick2076 wrote:That's awesome!G.A. Heath wrote:They do list the buyback on facebook .... for now. I reported it for 'buying or selling drugs, guns..."
