"Guns to Gardens" gun buyback event

[flogger]

I wonder if they take ammunition? I'm guessing someone on the staff was LEO trained and maybe even carrying.

I remember when they started some of these buy-backs years ago in certain s-hole cities and seeing lots of police at them. I'd love to see a list of what they take in in a year. There has to be some real jewels that show up!

[Clint45]

I wonder if they take ammunition? I'm guessing someone on the staff was LEO trained and maybe even carrying.

I remember when they started some of these buy-backs years ago in certain s-hole cities and seeing lots of police at them. I'd love to see a list of what they take in in a year. There has to be some real jewels that show up!

Negative.

One of the top rules is no ammo of any kind. Proper disposal of ammo by someone who does not intend to shoot it would likely flummox them.

The other big rule is no compensation for homemade zip guns (which people were building out of scrap specifically for such buyback events).

I know a lotta guys have cheap nonfunctional handguns like broken Jennings, Cobra, Sterling, Raven, Lorcin, or RG "Saturday Night Specials" with cast zinc frames and brittle firing pins... and $150 honestly seems a fair price for a worn out Hi Point pistol.

Then there are cheap ARs with polymer lowers or bad headspacing which were damaged beyond repair, or maybe a beater AK with a corroded bore and bent barrel you stripped all the parts from.

Hell, feel free to turn them in for giftcards.

And when G-Money goes back to prison for his third armed robbery, maybe his moms will find da switched Glock fawty wit da stendo in his sock drawer and turn that nightmare into groceries as well.

The major issue I have with such programs is first, they had no EMT on site in the event of an accident (ND, MVA, saw related, or even sunstroke). Second, I'm sure some rare and valuable antiques are being turned in, and if an FFL was on site he could separate that original Colt Peacemaker from the junk, document it, place it on consignment, and give the organization 75% of the sale price toward more gift cards... that way everyone wins.

[DDT951]

All animals are equal, but some animals are more equal than others.

[KevDen2005]

All animals are equal, but some animals are more equal than others.

I highly doubt no longer required reading in school these days.

[KevDen2005]

LOL that's hilarious.

I have this old .22 that two gun smiths have told me that would cost more than the gun is worth to fix. So it sits broken in my safe. I always thought, what am I gonna do with it. I am tired of moving it every time I move, maybe I'll have it destroyed. Called local ATF and they said just take hammer and throw it out (basically). I'm like you want me to throw a gun in the trash? It's not functional now but I'm sure some ingenuity someone could make it happen. I don't have major cutting tools. So yet it still sits. I always thought if I came across a gun buyback I could at least get a couple of bucks for it that way. But there aren't any in my area that I know of.

[Wulf202]

LOL that's hilarious.

I have this old .22 that two gun smiths have told me that would cost more than the gun is worth to fix. So it sits broken in my safe. I always thought, what am I gonna do with it. I am tired of moving it every time I move, maybe I'll have it destroyed. Called local ATF and they said just take hammer and throw it out (basically). I'm like you want me to throw a gun in the trash? It's not functional now but I'm sure some ingenuity someone could make it happen. I don't have major cutting tools. So yet it still sits. I always thought if I came across a gun buyback I could at least get a couple of bucks for it that way. But there aren't any in my area that I know of.

These can be candidates for donation to gunsmithing schools.

[BPTactical]

You know how you double the value of the old German Rohm pistols/revolvers?

Load them.

[Clint45]

You know how you double the value of the old German Rohm pistols/revolvers?

Load them.

The first handgun I owned I bought on the schoolbus when I was 14 back in the early 80s... it was an RG-14 snubnosed 22 LR... smaller than an old Smith I-frame and functioned flawlessly... the only issue was there was no rifling left in the barrel so it literally shot sideways, like a 24" pattern all over the target (with a few fliers) at 3 feet... at 5 feet I couldn't hit the target at all.

I thought they were garbage too, but then I read some forum posts and watched a few videos and saw other guys getting decent groupings at 10 feet and now I kinda want another one, lol.

I heard the 38 snubs run well too, but they're a boat anchor due to the zinc alloy frame.

[funkymonkey1111]

https://www.gunstogardensdenver.org/...nt-sept-6-2025

Guns to Gardens event September 6. Get those turds ready to sell for the cause

[TFOGGER]

Soooooo many questions... Will they have an FFL on hand to receive, log, and dispose of the guns? Does the charity have to pass a background check and wait 3 days? How many other ways could this possibly be illegal?