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A recent gun buyback event in Oregon, aimed at curbing the number of weapons on the street, turned into a planned profit making opportunity for a group of firearms enthusiasts.
The Jan. 17 event was co-sponsored by Central Coast Ceasefire Oregon and the Newport Police Department, who offered gift cards to superstore Fred Meyer in return for guns, no questions asked. A sliding scale meant assault rifles fetched $175 gift cards each, and high capacity magazines were worth $25 credits at the store, which ironically sells firearms.
Second Amendment supporters took to OpenCarry.orgs forum to spread the word about the event, and to plan out their attendance to make maximum profit.
A $25 gift card for "high capacity magazines - like the ones you can buy for $8? questioned one forum member.
http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2015/01/24/firearms-enthusiasts-crash-gun-buyback-to-hunt-bargains/
Arcadiasix
(255 posts)PROFIT!!!!!!! I've got some old preban beat up Army surplus mag I could cash in.
braddy
(3,585 posts)JonLP24
(29,322 posts)take the "gun" out of the equation and ad anything being exchanged higher than market value and people will quickly take advantage of the disparity, I don't know about in Oregon but here we have cash for gift cards stores which would give around 60% at-least for a $25 gift card exchanged for an $8 magazine. I have a feeling it is a hell of a lot more than gun enthusiasts who took advantage of this easy profit opportunity once the word of mouth got around.
Fred Meyer should know better or don't care about the costs involved in the exchange.
petronius
(26,606 posts)</Ferengi moralizing>
jmowreader
(50,567 posts)If a Ferengi must check every acquisition he makes to be sure it abides by the 273 Rules of Acquisition, how does he keep from starving to death?
bluestateguy
(44,173 posts)Plenty of people will sell off their older or junk guns, and then use the money to buy an advanced assault rifle.
Neon Gods
(222 posts)After every event like this the supporters and the police evaluate the firearms turned in against the cost and decide if it was worth it. If not they will either make changes or decide not to do it again. The fact that buyback programs are popular tells me some think the program is useful.
hunter
(38,337 posts)Any big hammer will do.
Travis_0004
(5,417 posts)Then bought 20 brand new ones for half the price, and made about 200.00. Plus I think magpul makes better magazines than the USGI mags I have now.