Dozens of firearms turned in at gun buyback event in Long Beach

Authorities received dozens of firearms, including some high-powered weapons, during a gun buyback event in Long Beach on Saturday. In exchange, people received gift cards ranging between $50 and $200.

[DarthRaider]

*pays $1600 for a rifle
*cops: well give you $50 and a taco Bell gift card

[Skullbeecal]

Giving away your priceless weapons will shine a bad idea when there is another riot or electric grid failure.

[sthcalguy]

What's an "assault rifle"? Have we nailed that definition down yet? 🤣

[FC-qewl]

And they do not run the ser numbers to check if it was stolen and return it to the legal owner.
In my day that would be called fencing, dealing in stolen goods...a felony

[LA_Commander]

I wonder if Long Beach PD will hold a public auction for these firearms?

[streetlegalsprintcar]

Buy beat up BB guns for a few bucks and turn them in for a big profit. 💪

[wjpibjk]

Guaranteed that everyone who returned there guns is vaccinated

[USMC]

Not sure how they can “buy back” something you never purchased from them to begin with.. 🤔
”Those who would give up essential Liberty, to purchase a little temporary Safety, deserve neither Liberty nor Safety” -Ben Franklin

[Agent-cupv]

How about a drug buy back program??? Drug addicts can turn in their pills and cocaine for gift cards....lol.

[jamessimmons]

THAT'S ABSOLUTELY UNBELIEVABLE TO ME THAT ANYONE WOULD WANT TO GIVE UP THEIR SAFETY IN EXCHANGE FOR A GIFT CARD!!! I GUESS THAT THERE'S QUITE A BIT OF TRUTH IN THE OLD SAYING---- THERE'S A SUCKER BORN EVERY

[rjl]

Buyback ??? When did the Gov't buy me a gun and now they want to buy (back) for food stamp like cards.

[selectiveapathy]

I heard about a man that 3D printed different guns and his expense was very low. He went ahead and went to turn them in to such program and he earned $21k from it😂

[floridanick]

They would’ve gotten more money if they sold to a gun shop

[Pulverized]

Lmao reminds me when there were giving donuts with the vaccines ….

[containedhurricane]

To solve firearm violence problems in the country, ALL states must tighten the firearm laws as other highly developed countries did. Otherwise armed violent people from the states with relaxed firearm control measures could always visit the ones with tighter regulations