Police stood in awe as gun enthusiasts and collectors waved wads of cash for the guns being held by those standing in line for the buyback program.
People that had arrived to trade in their weapons for $100 or $200 BuyBack gift cards($100 for handguns, shotguns and rifles, and $200 for assault weapons) soon realized that gun collectors were there and paying top dollar for collectible firearms. So, as the line for the chump cards got longer and longer people began to jump ship and head over to the dealers.
John Diaz, Seattle’s Police Chief, wasn’t pleased with the turn of events, stating “I’d prefer they wouldn’t sell them,” but admitted it’s perfectly legal for private individuals to buy and sell guns, FOR NOW.
For now.
Hilarious. And yes, I know that “idiotic gun buyback” is redundant.
[Update a couple minutes later]
Just to compound the idiocy, a commenter points out:
What a deal. Way better deal than the pawn shop. You can report your gun stolen. Then bring it in for buy back and get your gift card (no questions asked, right?). Then the police return it to you. What a brilliant use of Seattle’s money.
Brilliant indeed.
Is Chumlee from “Pawn Stars” running the Seattle PD?
One news report had “Mayor McGuinn, host of the largest gun show on record” as a tag. It was awesome.
Needs: “In Seattle” in the quotes.
As the great Nelson Muntz once put it, “Ha ha!”
The city spent their $80k though. Guns are like books and video games, they shouldn’t be sold. Sad days.