Posted on 03/11/2012 5:07:16 PM PDT by smokingfrog
Three Horry County law enforcement agencies are partnering to hold a gun buyback program later this month in an effort to get the weapons off the streets and away from children and potential criminals.
Its a community problem and all our aims are to address these are similar in fashion, we just each serve a different population, Conway police Chief Reggie Gosnell said.
Its hard to measure success because we dont know where that gun would have ended up, but if we keep one off the street and away from children, and raise awareness of gun violence in the community, it is a success.
Members of Conway police, Horry County police and the Horry County Sheriffs Office will host the gun buyback at two locations in Conway from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. March 24. Residents can turn in their weapons with no questions asked by police and receive gift cards.
It is the first gun buyback for these departments and the first such joint effort between the three agencies.
Myrtle Beach officials held a gun buyback last year and took in about 140 guns, a greater than anticipated response, according to officials. Georgetown police also had a similar program that netted 30 handguns.
Its time now. Something has to be done, Horry County Sheriff Lt. Oliver Parmley said of recent gun violence that includes six homicides so far this year in Horry County.
Do we really expect the violators to come out and bring the guns? Were hopeful. Everyone has to receive the message its time to stop the violence.
(Excerpt) Read more at myrtlebeachonline.com ...
Otherwise, these people are idiots.
South Carolina
Ping
Send FReepmail to join or leave this list.
It’s another liberal ‘RAT “message” thing like those goofyass windmills destroying the scenery here in Arizona.
OH YEAH, those hardened criminals are going to hop right over and turn in their bangers for a gift card! YEESSS Sir, another feel good, accomplish nothing government program designed to 1) preserve law enforcement jobs and 2) demonstrate to the liberals that we are doing something and 3)provide some scrap steel worth $4.80 to help offset the deficit budget crafted by the feel-good libs and 4) generally make voters believe we are doing something about crime.
I sure would. No evidence, no conviction.
Few things irritate me more than these stupid “Gun Buy Back” events.
They are wrong in so many ways. First of all, they were not the cop’s gun to start with so the premise that they are buying them back is false. They waste money in several ways, first of all, spending money to deprive citizens of arms is contrary to the Constitution and just plain common sense and common decency.
Some clueless citizen will turn in Grandpa’s priceless peacemaker or Colt 1911 when they could have sold them for a large sum. Then the historical arms will be destroyed.
Most of the guns turned in will be garbage which are not worth the amount paid.
A totally wasteful program.
A gift card for what some Nike tennis shoes? Just head on down to your local riot to redeem it.
So you show up with a few hundred in hand and offer it up before they get to the cop table. Of course, be picky on what you want to buy. Then the guns will be going to a good home and not to the scrap heap. You win, the losers dump their guns, but, where they would get a free pass on these having been used in a crime, you probably would not since you didn’t “turn them in” under an amnesty period.
These “buy backs” are always an excellent opportunity to upgrade.
They accomplish little else.
You too?
I was on my way to the range once via floatplane...
Darn shame...
“Horry” County? Must be in Nevada. Or is this where Fluke lives?
Think of all the “crimes prevented.” They can use the same statisticians that calculated all of Obama’s “Jobs created or saved.” Or maybe the same people that are measuring all the “green” jobs created.
I’ve been waiting patiently for the moonbat mayor of Mpls. to get one of these going. I’ve got a couple junkers to get rid of....then, I’ll be gun free, of course!
I think we citizens should hold a FREEDOM BUYBACK.
Have these "law enforcement agencies" been selling guns to the public? If not, how can they "buy guns back?"
Mark
The only government agency that can hold an actual ‘buy back’ is the ATF. Of course the Mexican drug cartels are not selling.
A gift card for what some Nike tennis shoes?
Do I sense a bit of institutional racism by the Whorey County authorities? If you don’t need tennis shoes, will they give you certificates for chicken or watermellons?
And, the money paid for them will have come from taxpayers who didn’t want to fund the shit to start with
Idiots!!
Disclaimer: Opinions posted on Free Republic are those of the individual posters and do not necessarily represent the opinion of Free Republic or its management. All materials posted herein are protected by copyright law and the exemption for fair use of copyrighted works.