There’s an old expression about stupid. Specifically…you can’t fix it. Such is the case on the Left Coast of America where some Californians are trading tools with which they could defend their homes and families for a half-tank of gas as part of a gun buyback scheme under way in Sacramento.
That’s right: Californians can trade a GLOCK for a $50 gas card…or about nine-ish gallons of gas at today’s prevailing prices in the Golden State’s capital city.
Yes, it’s true. Not only did Sacramento make the ludicrously low-ball offer to “buy back” something they never owned to begin with, they actually had no shortage of “special” people lining up to “cash in.”
From the Washington Times:
Rising fuel prices motivated California gun owners to give 134 firearms to the Sacramento Police Department in exchange for $50 gas cards, the department reported Sunday.
A statement posted on the department’s Facebook page said the Gas for Guns Buyback program ran out of gift cards 45 minutes into Saturday’s five-hour event.
“Among the firearms received was at least one assault weapon, numerous components for privately manufactured firearms (ghost guns), and multiple other illegally configured firearms,” the statement read.
Chicago’s do-gooders have a long and storied history of foolishly trading $100 pre-paid debit cards for guns. As someone who has taken more than a few bang sticks up north to the Windy City myself, to say nothing of other Guns Save Life members in past years as well, $50 won’t even get me to take a second look.
Frankly, with the city of Decatur offering $225, even a Benjamin’s worth of bounty doesn’t look so appealing any longer. Decatur’s $225 is real money, especially for obsolete or barely functional rusty antiques. Ditto for $35 for broken-down AR- magazines.
But if California can line up enough fools to turn out to trade their safety for a half tank of gas (or a quarter tank for an F150), I suppose more power to them. Those who fail to embrace the proven benefits of firearm ownership sometimes have to learn the hard way to live, or die with the consequences of their decisions.