Notes from the Resistance
The buyback was held at the Church of Love Faith Center on Exchange Street in Rochester, with over a hundred people waiting in line to surrender their firearms. It was organized as a way for community members to safely discard of their guns, with no questions asked. [More]
Like “Is it yours?”
The key word is “surrender.”
Can you imagine being “Leadership Award” winner Lieutenant Michael Ciulla and acting like this is anything more than an “ineffective” propaganda event?
[Via Jess]
“People like me who like to hunt and who love guns, it’s sad almost to watch them get cut up,” said volunteer Dan Krull. “But we are going to support this sort of thing because it is symbolic and sends a message like, ‘Look we need to do something.’” [More]
You’re a real genius, aren’t you, gunkapo Fudd Dan?
So: Who was the FFL who processed the transfers?
Or was this another one of these?
[Via Steve T]
State DLE Calls Gun Buyback Successful [More]
For whom?
An email I sent out this morning to my “small cadre” of advisors:
https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2024-04-19/pdf/2024-07838.pdf
“The definition of ‘to predominantly earn a profit’ now focuses only on whether the intent underlying the sale or disposition of firearms is predominantly one of obtaining pecuniary gain… ’ to define the terms ‘purchase’ and ‘sale’ as they apply to dealers to include any method of payment or medium of exchange for a firearm…”
Did they just tank anonymous “buybacks” with “no questions asked”? I know some gun owners publicize selling cheap junk for a profit… I don’t see a carve out for buybacks in the text (albeit I only did a word search and have not pored through the whole mess).
It turns out Armed Attorneys addressed that in a video Len Savage sent me the link to, along with this observation:
Fun fact: The Bipartisan Safer Communities Act was touted to close the “gun show loophole” to prevent buying a firearm without a background check,
However; There is NOTHING in the rule (based on the law passed) that effects or applies to a BUYER.
NOTHING!
Meaning it would only affect the seller of a firearm to a buyback program.
Don’t take my word on it, here are two attorneys discussing it.
The relevant section starts at 8:12:
So it looks like they outsmarted themselves, and now need to ignore their own rule.
So, every time the antis hold a buyback, why not loudly complain and warn people they’re being invited to violate “commonsense gun safety laws”?
Summit County Council is partnering with the Summit County Sheriff’s Office, the Summit County Prosecutor’s Office and Arlington Church of God to host a gun buyback and safety initiative. [More]
Just in case anyone is wondering why the city went from “Rubber Capital of the World” to Crackron…
I’m wondering if there’s anything these morons can’t f*** up.
And thanks for the redistricting!
[Via Sweet Babboo]
Sorry Ukraine, Miami Police Gun Buyback was Complete Bust [More]
Instead of backing down after being told it was illegal, they doubled down on deception.
I wonder if the officer who was candid about being hung out to dry will get in trouble…
[More]
But…but…but…universal background checks… red flag laws… boyfriend loopholes…
It’s not really like this at all, is it?
[Via WiscoDave]
UPDATE: Gun Writer Lee Williams notes they didn’t do their homework and what they’re trying to do “violates state, federal and international law.”
