Gun Control & RKBA

Dial H For Hero

(2,971 posts) Mon Feb 21, 2022, 11:04 AM Feb 2022

Gift cards for guns: What the Chicago Police Department gets from firearm turn-ins

https://abc7chicago.com/chicago-guns-gun-trade-in-chicacgo-buy-back-police-department/11575550/

I-Team analysis found that an increasing percentage of fakes are being turned in at these events. Sixteen percent of the gift cards in 2020 were for replicas. That jumped to 20% in 2021.

"Criminals are the least likely folks who are going to be turning the guns in," said James Sobol, Associate Professor, SUNY Buffalo State

Records obtained through FOIA show some of the weapons turned in are very old. They include a "flintlock pocket pistol" that was "popular in BRITAIN during the 18th century," an "early 1900s" Belgian revolver, and several decades-old shotguns and rifles marked as having "heavy rust." They also turned up a toy gun, made to look like a civil war-era revolver.

Criminal justice professor James Sobol has studied gun turn-in programs across the country. He said his research shows the programs don't have a significant impact on reducing crime.

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Gift cards for guns: What the Chicago Police Department gets from firearm turn-ins (Original Post) Dial H For Hero Feb 2022 OP

what about gun suicides? mopinko Feb 2022 #1

Considering that about 1,000 robberies are committed every year AndyS Feb 2022 #2

yeah, the diminution of 'replica guns' mopinko Feb 2022 #3

A "zip-gun" can be made for $10 or so, yagotme Mar 2022 #4

mopinko

(71,798 posts)

1. what about gun suicides?

Reply to Dial H For Hero (Original post)

Mon Feb 21, 2022, 11:10 AM

Feb 2022

or accidents? i dont think anyone imagined this could hoover up criminals guns, but getting guns that are just laying around that someone might pick up and use to end their life, or use accidentally is still a worthwhile endeavor.

AndyS

(14,559 posts)

2. Considering that about 1,000 robberies are committed every year

Reply to mopinko (Reply #1)

Mon Feb 21, 2022, 12:28 PM

Feb 2022

along with close to 100 police shootings in response to toy guns it is hard to diminish the importance of removing them from innocent hands. Remember Tamir Rice?

They aren't harmless and they are an alternate income stream for gun makers who license the appearance of their guns to toy makers.

mopinko

(71,798 posts)

3. yeah, the diminution of 'replica guns'

Reply to AndyS (Reply #2)

Mon Feb 21, 2022, 12:32 PM

Feb 2022

makes it sound like the program is getting duped, when in fact they are handing out 10% of what they give for a working gun. and yes, tamir is the 1st thing i thought of.

yagotme

(3,816 posts)

4. A "zip-gun" can be made for $10 or so,

Reply to Dial H For Hero (Original post)

Fri Mar 4, 2022, 04:27 PM

Mar 2022

and turned in, no questions asked. Profit, anyone???

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