Posted on 06/11/2018 5:07:59 PM PDT by Simon Green
The Evanston, Illinois Police Department held a gun turn-in on Saturday, offering $100 for any gun dropped off, no questions asked. People turning in guns had to identify themselves as being from a limited geographical area. They had to be residents of Skokie, Evanston, or the North side of Chicago. [ED: We have no idea why Evanston would make that a requirement]
It’s interesting to note that ID has to be used to turn in guns to the police, but is forbidden as a requirement to cast a vote. The requirement for I.D. was no doubt due to Second Amendment entrepreneurs who use these events to dump old, cheap, guns.
Advertisements for the event in the affluent Chicago suburb said there would be no arrests; it was an amnesty event.
The guns turned in were supposed to be functional. Some amount, to be determined at the gun turn in, would be paid for ammunition and magazines. A total of 32 firearms were turned in for $100 each; six long guns, and 26 handguns.
From patch.com:
EVANSTON, IL — Police announced 32 guns were brought in to a gun buyback event Saturday at Christ Temple Missionary Baptist Church in Evanston. The buyback brought in 26 handguns and six long guns at $100 apiece. The unwanted firearms are not longer at risk of misuse or entering the criminal market, police said.
Police thanked all the citizens who turned in their guns and said community cooperation made the event a success. The $3,200 in cash that funded the event was provided by an anonymous donor. The buyback was organized by the Evanston P.D.’s Problem Solving Team, according to a release.
The long guns included a couple of collectible items. There appears to be a WWII M1 carbine. Carbines, if they are original, command a good price. Even aftermarket carbines are worth hundreds of dollars. A Winchester Model 1907 is just above the carbine. They were chambered for the .351 Winchester round, which is expensive and difficult to come by. The rifles go for about $600-$900.
One intriguing turn in looks like a Webley top break that was nickel plated, with a 2-inch barrel. There are a three other older top break revolvers, along with a North American Arms mini revolver.
There was one shotgun with a sawed off barrel, wrapped in something like duct tape in the pile. Those generally require an NFA tax stamp for legal ownership.
It’s unlikely that any of these firearms have been used in the commission of a crime. Even leftist academics agree that turn-ins do little to deter “gun violence.”
From Freakonomics
When it comes to gun buybacks, both the theory and the data could not be clearer in showing that they don’t work. The only guns that get turned in are ones that people put little value on anyway. There is no impact on crime. On the positive side, the “cash for clunkers” program is more attractive than the gun buyback program because, as long as they are being driven, old cars pollute, whereas old guns just sit there.
A variety of academic studies are in agreement that gun “buybacks” do not reduce crime and that police resources used for them could be better spent elsewhere.
The major purpose of these events is for their PR and propaganda value: guns are bad, turn them in to the police.
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A friend of mine in the Kentucky State Police opened his gun safes to show off some of his stuff a couple months ago.
I was surprised he talked so openly about spiriting away dozens of firearms from the evidence lockers over the years. They all do it apparently.
deer at a 100 yds? Only with a precise head shot.
you think cops only become cops to protect and serve?
they are often the worst offenders in terms of stealing.
It aint that anemic
The M1 carbine filled the gap between the 800 yard garand and the 9 yard 1911.
The Garand was quicker on point in close quarters than the 19ll
On Topside watch on the subs they gave us a 1911 and a Remington 870, guess what I’m gonna clear the deck with?
And golly you can use them to hunt deer.
32 law abiding citizens. Criminals don't relinquish the tools of their trade.
My first gun was an M1 carbine, you could blow a hole through a quarter at 50 yards.. with open sights
my dear 82 year old mother is still weeding tomatoes with the bayonet...
Lol
Here in Colorado, a centerfire rifle cartridge has to have at least 1,000 ft-lbs of energy at 100 yards to be used on big game. .30 Carbine has 626 at that range.
By comparison, the lowly .30-30 (considered quite a slowpoke these days) has 1,357 ft-lbs of energy at 100 yards.
Yes, it is that anemic.
I will take your word for it.
Anemic...
No
Pathetic!
Well, I wouldn't to get hit by it. To put it into perspective, a .30 carbine at 100 yards has about the same muzzle energy as a .357 magnum at point blank range.
It is way too weak for big game hunting, though.
The M-1 carbine fires a pistol cartridge and is intended to replace the carrying of pistols for troops like radiomen, artillery men, mortar men, etc. Front line infantrymen do not carry carbines.
My Marlin 30-30 lever action is one of my favorite guns. It might make favorite if someone else would pay for my ammo LOL
an H & R Topper chambered for 30-30 is a right handy rifle.
The CARBINE filled a niche and
currant Carbines are going 9mm.
Didn’t Audie Murphy like it?
A 9mm or .30 M1 carbine can be a fine weapon for defense against two-legged predators.
As a hunting rifle fior big game? Not so much...
There are no truly honest cops. Even the ones who wouldn’t spirit away a gun, but knows their buddy did, won’t turn him in.
gee, i never thought of that!
smart guys...
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