Some stories just warm my heart and this is one of them:
Today in Austin TX – Activists were successful in buying TRUNKS full of usable firearms that would have otherwise been destroyed (or ended up in the hands of “terrorists” – as we have seen before how cops confiscate guns and resell them to cartels…)
About 40 gun buyers, both independent and otherwise, stood in front of the Austin Police Gun Buyback Event offering CASH for the guns they were about to turn in to the city for food cards. As people rolled up, we approached them with our offers, and paid them hard cash after inspecting the guns to make sure they were operable. (the Police were unbelievably cooperative in the process)
It doesn’t look like the Bureau of Happiness and Joy Alcohol Tobacco Firearms and Explosives has decided to go after these people yet for “being in the business.” Maybe this could be a new source of discount firearms for use enthusiasts, head to the next buy confiscation and offer the same price as the police (maybe a bit more) but in good old cash. That way somebody who will do something productive with the firearm can get it instead of the state whom will destroy it (unless it’s sufficiently valuable then it will probably disappear into the gun safe of a Sargent somewhere).
If you are buying from someone selling you aren’t in the business. The Texans for Accountable government aren’t going to sell the arms, they are going to give them away to poor people that are lawful owners that can’t afford a gun to protect themselves. The other people there were probably just enhancing their collections.
Nice post. Jeffrey H’s comment got me thinking. I’ll bet there are lots of law-abiding citizens who would like a gun (or ammo) for their gun and can’t afford it. Is there an organization addressing this?