Gun "Buybacks"

drgrant said:
Well, the LTC holder/FFL is fine. 🤣 the unlawful possessor is another ballgame.... but in practice, the machine isn't usually going to chase someone who "tried to do the right thing". But that doesn't mean anything legally.
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Right, but if the unlawful possessor doesn't actually possess anything (having handed it to the LTC/FFL holder), what's the charge?

If the cops claim they saw an unlicensed person holding a gun and charge, gun buybacks are dead. And, given that it's legal for an unlicensed person to hold a gun if under the supervision of a licensed person, (like a gun range) then... how far back in time are they going to go to make the charge stick? "you must have driven here with it!" Unless they actually see the person driving with it, how would they prove it?
 
MetalliCorey said:
figcitynews.com

Gun Buyback, June 24 - Fig City News

The Newton Police Department, the Newton Gun Violence Prevention Collaborative, and the Middlesex County Sheriff’s department are hosting a Gun Buyback on June 24, 9AM to noon, at 196 Jackson Road (the old Aquinas College parking lot) for the safe disposal of unwanted guns. Reduce the risk of...
figcitynews.com figcitynews.com
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$25 - $200 for each gun.

Marsha says a AR15 stripped lower is an "Assault Weapon". Read her "FAQ".

Can I submit an AR15 stripped lower and get $200???


EDIT:

Boston Gun Buyback has the rules for theirs...

Must be a working gun to get their $100.
 
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milktree said:
Right, but if the unlawful possessor doesn't actually possess anything (having handed it to the LTC/FFL holder), what's the charge?

If the cops claim they saw an unlicensed person holding a gun and charge, gun buybacks are dead. And, given that it's legal for an unlicensed person to hold a gun if under the supervision of a licensed person, (like a gun range) then... how far back in time are they going to go to make the charge stick? "you must have driven here with it!" Unless they actually see the person driving with it, how would they prove it?
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First of all the context isn’t a buyback. We already established that. Second there’s still a gap/risk there, whether you want to acknowledge it or not is another story. 🤣. There’s about 900 odd scenarios where an unwashed could easily talk themselves into a charge based on otherwise innocuous conduct.

it’s kind of easy to whack them with an unlawful possession charge when grandma stops at a grocery store and some guy breaks into her car and steals a gun…. you know the one she’s been lugging around for two weeks because every time she goes to the local gun shop is closed for some reason….. then she reports this to the cops…. yes, the cops would have to be dicks for prosecuting her, but my point is that the legal liability there still exists, and she is not immunized from it if she does not surrender her guns to the cops, or did not have an intention to do so, and people running their mouth in front of police will basically roll down the welcome mat for the charges. That’s not the best example but it doesn’t take much to produce others.

ETA: this is the same state where people can be charged for unsafe storage while cleaning a gun and having an aneurysm at the same time…. once you’ve recognized that insanity, then you quickly realize the # of vectors to people unknowingly committing crimes is not a small number, particularly not with firearms.
 
Someone needs to start a charity "Guns for the poor", a legit charity so donating guns get a tax deduction. Just like other charities they can inflate the value of donated items, your $200 Taurus gets you a $400 tax deduction. And some poor unfortunate gets a gun. Everybody wins.
 
42! said:
Someone needs to start a charity "Guns for the poor", a legit charity so donating guns get a tax deduction. Just like other charities they can inflate the value of donated items, your $200 Taurus gets you a $400 tax deduction. And some poor unfortunate gets a gun. Everybody wins.
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Meh, who itemizes deductions now anyway?
 
ddeck22 said:
Looks like the losers in Worcester county are doing one:


View: https://twitter.com/worcesterda/status/1732082548736417842


Looks like you have a sheet metal place doing the destruction:


I could not think of a more appropriate name when saying it with a Chinese accent
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“Receive Grocery Gift Cards for Each Operable Gun“ ?
Is this a live fire buyback??? That would be interesting…..
 

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