The Chicago Tribune reports:
Last weekend, members of a downstate group drove to Chicago, handed in about 60 weapons as part of the city's trade-in program and walked out with more than $6,200 in gift cards.
While the city gun buyback program is meant to reduce the amount of deadly weapons in Chicago, the guns traded in were rusted, damaged and, according to the group, pretty much useless.
Police said the pro-gun group is taking advantage of a program intended to take firearms off the street. Officials from Guns Save Life, based in Champaign County, countered that they are putting the money to good use — to purchase ammunition and firearms for a youth program that teaches gun safety and marksmanship. The group also traded in a handful of BB guns and starter pistols.
The Chicago police aren't happy because in Chicago they've yet to accept the 2nd Amendment:
"There's a ripple effect following every shooting incident that we all feel," police spokeswoman Melissa Stratton said in an email. "We host the gun turn-in event on an annual basis to encourage residents to turn in their guns so that we take firearms off our streets, and it's unfortunate that this group is abusing a program intended to increase the safety of our communities."
Patriots outwit the gun banners.
