Posted on 08/14/2012 9:09:34 AM PDT by marktwain
The Ocala Police Department will host a gun buy back initiative from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday inside the police community room, 402 S. Pine Ave.
OPD will accept all firearms; however, there will be a limit of only two gift cards per person, and gift cards will only be issued in exchange for functioning handguns.
In other words, if you bring in any other weapon, it will be accepted, but you will not get a gift card.
(Excerpt) Read more at ocala.com ...
Private sales are legal in Florida.
These turnins are nothing but political theater designed to delegitimize armed citizens. Their major practical results are to defraud widows of valuable property for a pittance while increasing the demand for new guns.
I wonder what would happen to someone if they didn’t like what was being offered and said; “no thanks” and took their property with them?
I'm thinkin, $50 gift card for stolen rusty Hipoint, trade the card+some crack and get me a stolen glock (head shakin sideways)
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How can it be a "buy back" if the owners didn't get them from the police in the first place? It can be a buy, but not a "buy back." I guess the people who come up with this are of the mindset that everything belongs to the government, so maybe it IS a buy back in their minds - otherwise this is just a stupid term.
In other words, if you bring in any other weapon, it will be accepted, but you will not get a gift card.
Guess I'll keep my Tommygun.
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