Can you believe this!!!

[huntwithfoxx]

Asheville police set dates for gun ‘buy backs’

ASHEVILLE - The Asheville Police Department is offering an opportunity for residents to turn in their guns and receive cash, no questions asked.

Residents who have a working gun in their possession may bring it to one of the below locations during the stated time periods.

Any individual turning in a gun will receive $50 for an operational handgun or long gun, and $100 for an assault rifle. Money will be paid only for guns that are fully functioning. No black powder firearms will be accepted.

The program is aimed at reducing accidental injury, suicide, domestic violence and gunfire in the community. Those who may have fears about bringing firearms into a public space will be given contact information for Sgt. Eric Lauffer or Lt. Chris Young, who will arrange to meet them privately.

Times and locations:
Dec. 11 from 2-6 p.m.: Stephens-Lee Community Center, 30 George Washington Carver St.
Dec. 12 from 1-5 p.m.: Burton St. Community Center, 134 Burton St.
Dec. 18 from 1-5 p.m.: Shiloh Recreation Center, 121 Shiloh Road
Dec. 19 from 1-5 p.m.: Montford Community Center, 34 Pearson Drive.

The collected weapons will be destroyed, except for those deemed usable for APD training purposes. In 2007, APD collected 314 firearms during gun “buy backs,” for a total of $16,100. Of that 314, eight were assault type weapons.

[kmrtnsn]

What is the problem? It is a great program that departments coast-to-coast have been utilizing for over twenty years. It get the guns away from hood-rats. Usually it is a relative turning in the gun of another relative. The intake tends to run with the usual Lorcin and Jennings crap and an occasional SKS or two. It gets junk guns off the streets and out of the hands of criminals.

[glocktogo]

I've been keeping 2 POS handguns in my safe that were given to me for disposal by a co-worker for a couple of years now. I kept hoping that our idiot mayor who was a member of Bloombergs Mayors Against Illegal Guns group would hold one of these. She got booted out of office before it happened, so I guess I'll have to drop them off at the PD for disposal now.

[Irish]

Go down there and offer $75 for what you want

[Irish]

Something to consider.

http://www.examiner.com/x-19336-Detr...-back-programs

Based on the theory that any firearm could potentially be used to commit crime, many major cities have funded 'buy back' programs to reduce the number of available weapons. Details vary, but the gist of such programs is that the city will purchase, with cash or gift cards, hand guns, rifles, shotguns or assault weapons from its citizens, no questions asked.

Typically, the city will return any stolen firearms to their owners and destroy the rest. It sounds like a good idea, but is the city actually getting a good return on the money invested? Critics answer in the negative, and cite a number of reasons of which the following are most commonly referenced.

1. They don't reduce gun crimes. Studies have questioned whether buy back programs have had an impact on gun violence. Richard Rosenfeld, professor of criminology at the University of Missouri-St. Louis, said an anaysis of programs in St. Louis in 1991 and 1994 found no demonstrable effect on firearm homicide or assault rates.

2. There are too many guns for the programs to make a difference. "It's like trying to drain the Pacific with a bucket," said Alex Tabarrek, research director at the Independent Institute, an Oakland, Cal. think tank. "More guns are going to flow in."

3. They are abused by gun dealers. Critics maintain that gun dealers and collectors use the program to rid themselves of otherwise unmarketable 'junk' guns, some of which may not even work. Some programs have tried to counter this problem by limiting the number of guns per person and taking only weapons in working condition.

4. Programs encourage profiteering. The amount a city pays for a weapon usually ranges from $25-$100. Some people, critics say, will buy hot or garbage weapons off the street and turn them in to the city at a profit.

5. Wrong people, wrong guns. Buy back detractors insist that people who turn in guns are not criminals, nor are their weapons used in crimes.

In general, critics view gun buy back programs as 'feel good' measures that make for good press but don't accomplish much. City officials counter that any weapon turned in is one less that can be involved in an accidental shooting or criminal pursuit. Even if the owner is not a criminal, they add, their gun could be seized in a break-in and used in a criminal enterprise.

[John_Wayne777]

What is the problem? It is a great program that departments coast-to-coast have been utilizing for over twenty years. It get the guns away from hood-rats. Usually it is a relative turning in the gun of another relative. The intake tends to run with the usual Lorcin and Jennings crap and an occasional SKS or two. It gets junk guns off the streets and out of the hands of criminals.

The problem is that it's basically a waste of taxpayer money on a feel good program...money the department could use for things that actually reduce crime or help police do their jobs.

[GMZ]

The problem is that it's basically a waste of taxpayer money on a feel good program...money the department could use for things that actually reduce crime or help police do their jobs.

I have to agree, how are they going make sure they "function"?

[Outlander Systems]

I will offer $100 for any functioning handgun, and $200 for any functioning assault rifle.

Sorry, no Ingram and/or Cobray products are eligible for this buy-back.

As a law-abiding citizen, this is my effort to make sure that these evil things are off the streets.

[geminidglocker]

Hey, that's a great Idea, showing up at a buy back to outbid the gift card price. Only, you might get a stolen gun.

[NoBody]

What is the problem? It is a great program that departments coast-to-coast have been utilizing for over twenty years. It get the guns away from hood-rats. Usually it is a relative turning in the gun of another relative. The intake tends to run with the usual Lorcin and Jennings crap and an occasional SKS or two. It gets junk guns off the streets and out of the hands of criminals.

That's pretty funny stuff.