Thursday, September 01, 2016
Minnesota's Gun Buyback Backfires
Gun control advocates tried to paint this weekend’s gun buyback in Minnesota as a raving success. “After strong response, gun buyback closes early in Minneapolis,” a Minneapolis Star Tribune headline stated. The article explains that Saturday’s event, “which had been intended to run until 6 p.m., closed down before noon after organizers from the nonprofit Pillsbury United Communities ran out of money, having handed out more than $25,000 in gift cards for about 150 guns.” But the gun buyback wasn’t quite the success they claim.
According to CBS Minnesota, “One anonymous gun owner said he received $200 in gift cards for his firearm and plans to use the freed up funds for a new gun [emphasis added].” Guy buyback? More like cutting-edge opportunism! Some residents resorted to faux firearm contraptions to nab some of the gift cards. Fox News reports, “One person constructed a ‘shotgun’ out of a piece of wood, some tape and a pipe. They were given a $100 gift card for the contraption, according to a Facebook post from the Minnesota Gun Owners Caucus.”
Meanwhile, a new Pew Research Center survey finds that gun ownership is proliferating, with “44 percent of the country [admitting to having] a gun in the house,” according to the Washington Examiner, which represents “a jump in ownership from the mid-30 percent found in other recent polls.” Because ill-informed gun control advocates can’t win at the polls, they lower themselves to spewing disinformation instead. Whether it’s in Minneapolis or Boston, gun buyback advocates are shooting themselves in the foot.
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The "faux" shotgun was real. It is a slamfire design used in the Phillipenes in WWII. It is absurdly easy to make, takes about $10 worth of pipe and some scrap wood.
Yes, I know, saw one used in an old Charles Bronson movie.
It is also illegal to make and have in your possession. It requires a federal gun making license to make a gun of any type. Modifying guns in specific ways is illegal. I have all the specifics on modifying guns parts and designs. and I am planning on buying a new lathe in a few months. If I had a rifling jig and a few more tools. I might consider getting the license and doing custom work special order. Once I get the new lathe I can make most of the tools I do not have. My old lathe needs a rebuild. less expensive to just buy a new one for about 2,000 dollars. I already have the stock making tools. A friend of mine has close to a dozen custom made guns. good money for good work. I even have the equipment to chrome plate. I also have the knowledge and equipment to cast small parts and the training to do inlay work.
No there is no law that says you can't make a gun at home. Only with intent to sell or if you sell it. Hahahahahaha.Under the Gun Control Act of 1968, it is illegal for an unlicensed person to make a firearm for sale or distribution. Vendors, however, say that because the receivers are not finished, they are not firearms and therefore are legal to sell and distribute.
Sorry I did leave out the for sale issue.
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