Somebody had to
Posted on 09/14/2009 11:53:53 AM PDT by greatdefender
geographically lovely, however, what with the Manatee river and all.
Funny you should mention that. I have always wanted to set up a table a few yards away from one of those ridiculous “buy-backs” and offer $5 to $10 more than the cops are offering.
I once saw video on the news of a guy standing in line at a DC gun “buy-back” holding a new-looking Armalite AR15, for which he was going to collect the princely sum of $100.
Another woman bragged on camera about getting $50 for her dead father’s “...old revolver, which always scared me as long as it was in the house, but I just never knew what to do with it”. The “old revolver” turned out to be a ‘60s vintage nickel-finish Colt Python .357 magnum.
It never ceases to amaze me ho stupid some sheeple are.
“Manatee touts forum, gun buyback to fight violence”
Hmmmmmm... Manatees. It all makes sense now...
Cartman is introduced to the “Family Guy” writing staff, who turn out to be a group of manatees. The aquatic mammals, who live in a large tank, pick up “idea balls” from a large pile of them, each of which has a different noun, a verb or a pop-culture reference written on it, and deliver them, five at a time, to a machine that then forms a Family Guy cutaway gag based on those ideas. For example, “Laundry” + “Date” + “Winning” + “Mexico” + “Gary Coleman” becomes a clip of Lois asking Peter to do the laundry, after which Peter recalls winning a date in Mexico with Gary Coleman.
Humm.. That Gun Buy Back aside, that’s (Bayshore H.S.) where graduated from High School back in ‘81. It’s right across the street from Nick Bolitary tennis academy. Looks like the old neighborhood’s done down hill!
I have always thought the same thing.
I wonder how many cops have enhanced the quality of their personal firearms collections at public expense.
“I wonder how many cops have enhanced the quality of their personal firearms collections at public expense.”
Better than melting them down and letting them go to waste.
Another nice lib “feelgood” program with zero effect on crime. Typical. The only winners here are the thugs who turn in crap for $100!
I registered at the Bradenton Herald site and left a half dozen comments in response to other posters. Go check them out. I used my FR name, too.
Does Manatee county have a federal firearms license?
I've been asking this question for years! If they don't have a license why are these "buybacks" not illegal? And why is the Brady bunch not demanding that these sales be run through the "federal system" to "catch guns that have been used in crimes".
Wow! I can get $50 EACH for my Raptor and Hubby’s Raptor II? I’ll get right on that, you betcha.
Not to mention wee-wee up the local idiot sheriff.
The comments about LOL (little old ladies) bringing in their dead husband's weapons are especially true in Manatee County. Law enforcement is specifically targeting households with guns because they may be burglarized and guns are the prized loot, followed by kids taking their parents weapons.
So, instead of getting rid of the bad guys who burglarize homes, taxpayer funds are used to make a few folks feel good.
I think it's a great idea to set up a table just outside the buyback driveway to look for bargains and collector's items.
Somebody had to
This manatee looks sad that the cops are so stupid.
You do not need an FFL to buy firearms; only to sell them in quantity.
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