Lancaster Police to Buyback Guns, Paying $10 for Non-working Guns

What is an antique gun worth? Maybe not even enough to buy lunch and pay for gas, but Rock Hill Herald in South Carolina is reporting that Pleasant Grove Baptist Church pastor Otis Lathan along with the Lancaster Police Department and Lancaster Alternative Police Strategy office are organizing today’s buyback of firearms. The payout is ridiculous, which according to the paper says:

“The groups solicited donations to provide $50 gift cards for each operable gun turned in. Those who turn in a non-working gun or other type of weapons will receive a $10 gift card.”

This is another attempt to “get guns off the streets,” but what criminal will turn in a gun for $50. Antique firearms, which may not technically work – such as those with black powder and can’t easily be tested – could net $10. Check out an episode of Antiques Roadshow or Pawn Stars. Such guns could be worth 100 times as much. This is shameful. Let’s hope history isn’t lost for enough for a burger and a small soda.