Cesefire Oregon is gearing up to waste their money!
Instead of giving away a $50 Fred Meyer gift certificate for each working firearm, like last year, Ceasefire is giving away a $75 gift certificate (limit three per person, “while supplies last”).
The $5 Burgerville gift certificate trade for or broken guns and air pistols, however, is the same deal.
Chances are the people running the program won’t know a broken gun or a toy from a working gun. If you got any guns that aren’t worth selling, or fixing, now is the time to get some money for them.
Of course the public money would be best spent on getting police officers on the street to arrest criminals. But its a nice PR stunt to collect junk guns from widows and people who aren’t aware of gun shops.
Make sure to make this the mockery it deserves.
Hm. I’ve got a single-shot 16ga Stevens with a cracked (but still-whole) stock and a rattly fore-end and bubba’d screws… On a good day it might be worth $50. Getting $75 for it would be great!
…and here I thought it was another Fred Willard post…
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Back in the ’70’s, I remember BUYING firearms from Phoenix PD auctions. All of the guns were seized under statute, and ran the gamut from crap to collectible.
I was young and couldn’t afford the best stuff, but my favorite purchase from them was a 1907 (?) Savage .32 auto pistol. I wish that I hadn’t sold it a year later.
As opposed to scrapping firearms, it seemed like a good way to put some “free” money into the city coffers. Of course, since it was run by the PD, all state and federal regulations and paperwork were applicable. No loopholes were seen on any given day.
I probably bought 8 guns from the auction over the course of several years and don’t have a single example remaining. Gotta’ love the free trade concept!