Posted on 02/06/2013 4:50:41 AM PST by WKB
COLUMBUS, Miss. (WTVA) -- Just give us the guns. No questions asked.
The Columbus Police Department may be joining forces with other city officials, faith-based organizations and members of the community to reduce the number of firearms in town.
If all goes as planned in the form of approval from the Columbus City Council, four locations would be made available to surrender guns on a designated Saturday.
Buy back prices range from $20 for bb guns and air pistols.
Hand guns would would be purchased for $100.
Rifles and shot guns would be $200 and assault rifles would be worth $300.
Funds to purchase weapons would come from a variety of sources including the city of Columbus, business leaders and churches.
"We want to make Columbus the safest city in Mississippi and I think this is the first step in that endeavor," Councilman Kabir Karriem said.
"Rather than allow the criminal element to break in to the home and steal the guns, turn them in and get then off the streets," Police Chief Selvain McQueen said.
Officials say this effort would not be a sting operation.
All weapons would be checked for lost or stolen status.
This should be nipped in the bud by making just a slight modification to their press release. Suppose ‘the usual suspects’ would notice?
“COLUMBUS, Miss. (WTVA) — We want just black people to give us their guns. No questions asked.
“The Columbus Police Department may be joining forces with other city officials, faith-based organizations and members of the community to reduce the number of black-owned firearms in town.
“If all goes as planned in the form of approval from the Columbus City Council, four locations would be made available for black people to surrender guns on a designated Saturday...”
In buybacks some enterprising criminals turn in guns, too. Some have been known to steal guns to make a few bucks turning them in “no questions asked.”
Bless their hearts.
thank you Tex...
Well at least they are paying a little more than ‘Pawn Stars’ ! LOL
Then the group would offer to put a sign saying ‘Proud to be a gun free home’ with a big picture of a gun with a line through it. Every single person refused! It was pretty funny
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Would putting the sign up for its “decoy” appeal be OK?
My pleasure... ‘-)
Let me get this straight, they are paying the MOST for a Gun that is used the LEAST by Criminals committing “Gun Crimes”.
Then again, I’m not surprised. In CA, they outlawed the Barrett 50 CAL, a Rifle that has NEVER been used in a Crime.
Yep, Liberals are NUTS, no doubt about it.
rather odd for Mississippi
then again almost 60% black and of course the usual high crime rate
still no excuse
what about decent crackers and decent blacks to defend themselves from the usual goblins?
At one time there was a slight advantage to living in rural MS now a days not that much.
“Seattle Gun BuyBack Gets JACKED! Turns Into a Damn Gun Show! LOL”
http://dcxposed.com/2013/01/27/seattle-gun-buyback-gets-jacked-turns-into-a-damn-gun-show-lol/
Not everything goes their way. ;o)
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