[One Proud Dad]

If I had the cash I'd pay $51 for each one.

[camle]

hey folks!

is that gun of yours broken? too rusty to shoot anymore?
is it (heh heh) too hot to handle?
then sell it to us!
that's right! good old trader bob will give you 50 bucks for your old, busted, hot gun!

C'mon down!

[yldstrk]

We can hope the criminals'll turn theirs in...

[Puppage]

Firearm Owner’s Identification card requirements for those turning in weapons will be waived for those who do not have cards, but those who do are encouraged to bring them when taking a weapon to the stations.

I bet they are....bring in a gun that has no paperwork on it..show them your CCW and lose it because you have an unregistered gun.

[Para-Ord.45]

FANTASTIC !!!

I`ll bring in my rusted and seized .22 which is worth NOTHING and get 50 bucks for it !

Sucker born every minute :-)

[mnehring]

Maybe if they offer me double the value for each one, I would sell them some of my extras, but $50.. that is just a joke.. I have a friend who is a gunsmith who could sell them a bunch of worthless trash guns...

[KeyLargo]

They had those buy backs in Cook County, IL and I know at least three people that are gun collectors and had a lot of old non-working, rusty guns in boxes that they turned in at 50 bucks a piece. 20 guns = $1,000. They made a least that much for getting ridding of junk! Ain't America great!

[rey]

get unwanted firearms, ammunition and accessories out of houses and greatly decrease the incidence of tragedy

There is no solid evidence that a gun in the home is dangerous.

[proud_yank]

“Our goal is to get unwanted firearms, ammunition and accessories out of houses and greatly decrease the incidence of tragedy.”

Then why are you not also collecting cars, swimming pools, baseball bats, knives, clubs, hammers, sticks, electrical cords, piano wire, steel toe boots, etc. that also COMMONLY result in a tragic loss of life?????

[pepperhead]

At the station, residents are asked to leave the gun in the trunk, go into the station and an officer will be sent to retrieve the weapon from your vehicle.

Wow, they angled for a free car search.

[stylin19a]

In the program’s first year, residents brought in 408 guns, Del Re said. The total jumped to 478 in 2002, then fell to 205 the following year.

too funny ! Total "jumped" 70, but "fell" 273.
should have said , "crept up" then "dropped like a rock".

[Semper Paratus]

Similar to what some software companies used to do with 'bug bounties' if testers could find show stopper bugs before product release.

Dilbert exposed that gambit in a strip where the QA and Developer engineers high fived each other saying "We're rich!"

[ozzymandus]

I hope some smart gun collectors are around to pay an extra few bucks for the good guns before the cops get their hands on them. The horror stories of some old lady turning in the Luger or Colt SAA her Daddy had always make me cringe. OTOH, I'm sure the cops always grab all the decent guns before they hit the smelter.

[2nd_Amendment_Defender]

What a joke! Who would hand in a firearm for $50? Any firearm I own is worth more than that.

[archy]

Lake County officials will again swap $50 gift certificates for unwanted guns

Russian Flare Pistol

With out safety
Very good condition
No FFL required
(FLARE002)

$24.50, 3/$54.50

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