Private Buyers in Attendance at Ohio Gun Buy Back

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Posted on 09/25/2024 4:46:22 AM PDT by marktwain

At the Columbus, Ohio, gun turn-in/”buyback” event on Saturday, September 14, 2024, at least two private buyers were seen looking for deals. In the event’s coverage, this correspondent did not find any mention of the private buyers. The cameraman could not resist their compelling image. The image of private buyers destroys the “guns are bad, turn them in” message. In an event where city officials are deliberately paying “more than market value” in gift cards, it is difficult to find bargains. Once the gift cards run out, the dynamic reverses. Cash in hand is better than no gift cards. From cwcolumbus.com:

The Columbus Office of Violence Prevention says they ran out of gift cards early, and they are thanking everyone for coming out and participating.

Most programs have highlighted the guns collected with pictures of them on tables. This correspondent was unable to find images showing the guns in the coverage of the 2024 event. Numbers have been released. From myfox28columbus.com:

Authorities said 234 firearms were collected in total at the event on Saturday, including:

• 96 AR weapons
• 44 pistols
• 38 rifles
• 33 shotguns
• 23 revolvers

This comes to $453 per firearm, on average, which is more than the 2023 average, which was $397 per firearm.  If all the “AR” firearms received $750, the rest would average $246 per firearm.

In 2023, the numbers were: 201 pistols, 75 shotguns, 68 rifles. In 2023, they collected 344 firearms. Of the 344, myfox28columbus.com reported 25 were “assault weapons,” which included 9 sawed-off shotguns. At least a couple of people took advantage of the “above market” prices. From columbusfreepress.com in 2023:

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The most obvious beneficiaries of these events are firearms manufacturers.

1 posted on 09/25/2024 4:46:22 AM PDT by marktwain

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2 posted on 09/25/2024 4:49:21 AM PDT by marktwain (The Republic is at risk. Resistance to the Democratic Party is Resistance to Tyranny. )

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