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Old 02-03-2013, 02:40 PM
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It hurts my eyes watching how people turn in very rare guns for $75... Next time I will take a bunch of money and buy guns before people can actually turn them to officials.

The medias are already spreading the fear of turned in rocket launchers... They are worthless tubes, every cardboard roll is more dangerous.. It makes me so mad...

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This kind of stupidity makes me laugh. They used to sell these tubes at military surplus shops when I was a kid. They are throw away single shot tubes...

I am tempted to go to one of these buy backs with some old pipes with "GUN!!!" painted on the side, see if I can get anything... Maybe I'll get a bunch of paper towel rolls and tape them together labeled "Bazooka!!!"

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Old 02-05-2013, 03:08 AM
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Old 02-06-2013, 01:40 AM
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They have a bunch of these coming up near me in the near future. I wish I had more cash on hand. Someone could make bank buying modern style semi-automatics from people who will only be getting $200 for them. Pistols, Shotguns, and Rifles they are only giving $50 for :-( I REALLY need to see if I can scrape some cash up and go clean up.
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Entrepenuers in Seattle lined up near the buy back and offered twice the value of the gift cards in cold, hard cash. It's a good move.....
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The sad thing is they interviewed some guy that was in line to turn his guns in. They asked him if anyone offered to buy them from him and he said yes. His answer to that person was "That he didn't want it to be on the streets anymore that it was something his grandfather left him for some reason. He wanted it destroyed so it couldn't hurt anyone he hates guns".

I ain't going to lie I teared up at that both my grandfather's left me pistols and there is no way I give either one of them up.

Maybe its just me but the values in today society are terrible. Special when family leaves you something and you pretty much spit on it.
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Old 02-06-2013, 03:21 PM
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We are to fear the 'use once-throw away' plastic tube launchers that were for sale in many places for $20 not more than a few years ago as interesting room props.
Scrounged plastic scrap from Military and Police firing ranges.
They cost the tax payers millons to produce.

But we're not to worry about the tons of similar weapons given to groups all over the Middle East and North Africa that are now being used against our Troops.
For that,,do not be the least bit concerned, the Gov't will keep you safe.


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The rocket launcher thing has been under my skin ever since I saw the media making such a big deal about them. IT'S A $%^& PLASTIC TUBE! Once the rocket is gone, it's a plastic tube!!!!
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