Philadelphia Gun Buy Back 4/28/2012

[Pkspawn]

EDIT: New Location/Event.. See Post #20 http://forum.pafoa.org/general-2/168...ml#post1980257


Not a whole lot of info.. But if anyone is interested.. They are offering 100$. So its time to trade in some of those 50$ nagants, LoL.

http://philadelphia.cbslocal.com/201...-broad-street/

By Paul Kurtz

PHILADELPHIA (CBS) — Tomorrow, the Philadelphia Police Department is holding its first gun buyback program of 2012.

Lt. Ray Evers says police in South Philadelphia will be teaming up with a local supermarket and a community group to conduct the guns-for-food-vouchers swap.

“We’re meeting at Broad and Washington Avenues, the northeast corner,” Evers told KYW Newsradio today. “We’ll have Philadelphia police officers there, organizers from Philadelphia Safety Net will be there. We’re collecting guns. We’re asking that you just put it in a paper bag, bring it. There’s no questions asked, and you get a $100 food voucher for Brown’s ShopRites.”

Every gun that’s collected is melted down. Evers says the buyback program has been a win-win for everyone involved, with more than six thousand guns collected since 2008.

[ByblosHex]

Buying everyone's guns. Any condition. Paying 50$. FTF only.
Oh wait. Food voucher? nevermind. Screw it. Keep your junk guns.

By the way, if there is FFL, PICS checks or Sheriff present. They're all breaking State & Federal law by accepting those firearms without proper transfer. This is a perfect illustration of how completely brain-dead stupid the PPD actually is.

[DennisH82]

Not a whole lot of info.. But if anyone is interested.. They are offering 100$. So its time to trade in some of those 50$ nagants, LoL.

http://philadelphia.cbslocal.com/201...-broad-street/

A WIN, WIN for everyone? I guess if you used a gun to kill som,eone and you wanted to get rud of it that would be teh place to go no questions asked and a free meal included. What dipshit thought up rthis program and where are they getting the money to pay for this as if I didn't know.

[silkworm]

The last time I stepping into a shoprite I was certain that I needed to carry a gun.

[Pkspawn]

It would be a long walk, but maybe I will go check it out and visit the Franklin Institute tomorrow. See if I can get video again.

They don't believe they are breaking the law because they are technically not buying the guns. They are just acting as the middle person to destroying them.

I would suggest calling the police and reporting the illegal activity, but if you mention gun and a police officer goes and shoots someone there.. You might get arrested for murder.

[ByblosHex]

It would be a long walk, but maybe I will go check it out and visit the Franklin Institute tomorrow. See if I can get video again.
They don't believe they are breaking the law because they are technically not buying the guns. They are just acting as the middle person to destroying them.
I would suggest calling the police and reporting the illegal activity, but if you mention gun and a police officer goes and shoots someone there.. You might get arrested for murder.

The transfer is illegal, period. There is no exception for 'not buying guns', and they are, in fact, buying them.
http://reference.pafoa.org/statutes/...r-of-firearms/

[priell3]

Do you honestly believe that "every gun that’s collected is melted down"?

If I wasn't working and had some extra $$, I'd go set up my own table. Maybe I could get some "assault rifles" with "banana clips".

[ReconLdr]

Do you honestly believe that "every gun that’s collected is melted down"?

If I wasn't working and had some extra $$, I'd go set up my own table. Maybe I could get some "assault rifles" with "banana clips".

If it wasn't the first day of Trout season, I'd head down there myself. Might be able to pick up a decent gun on the cheap....

[twency]

It's shame I got rid of those old busted and worthless (I checked) shotguns (ok, one was more like shotgun pieces) from my grandparents' attic years ago. I could have gotten some food money.

And of course Philly would have been thrilled to have three more "dangerous guns off the streets".

[cakeshooter]

Most of the guns are probably stolen, many from legal owners....and then the $100 food cards are probably sold to people on CL for like $75, and then the $75 goes to buy drugs or more guns.

LOL.