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“It’s not about the money — it’s about getting it off the street”

They showed up to sell .22 rifles, .40- and .45-caliber handguns, a Ruger M-77 rifle, a Chinese SKS rifle, some for $400. One 19-year-old showed up trying to sell his customized AR-15, worth about $1,000, knowing gun prices spiked after the Newtown shootings.

James Brown, 41, of Dallas initially went to the church buyback but got tired of waiting in the long line with his 13-year-old son.

When they crossed the street, they were applauded and led to the back of a pickup truck, where Brown’s Rossi Ranch Hand .45 was auctioned for $300 and his .25 handgun for $200.

“I prefer to keep it in the family. If it’s a good gun, and people can use it, why not sell it?” he said.

Brown said he didn’t blame guns for the tragedy at Newtown.

“A gun can be your best friend. You get thugs on the street and you can protect your family,” he said.

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What the people want, the people will get. The only serious question is what will it cost.

platypus on January 20, 2013 at 6:04 PM

I went to the article and checked out the church. It’s First Presbyterian of Dallas. Whenever you see a Presbyterian church that calls itself ‘First’ the odds are that it’s still in the PCUSA, the oldest and most liberal of Presbyterian groups.

Yep, that’s exactly what their site says. The PCUSA is uber-liberal. They hardly qualify to be Presbyterian. I haven’t checked on their doctrine lately, but I have my doubts that they’re still inside the Christian faith.

INC on January 20, 2013 at 6:09 PM

IOW they quit clinging to their Bibles, long, long, ago so it’s no surprise that they no longer cling to their guns.

INC on January 20, 2013 at 6:12 PM

From the link:

Scott Mankoff, 43, of Dallas waded through the rival group’s crowd of about 100 — then headed to the church.

Mankoff, a retired artist, opposes new gun laws but came to turn in a spare .22 rifle to be destroyed because of the Newtown shootings.

“It’s not about the money — it’s about getting it off the street,” he said.

I feel sort of sorry for the guy to not be capable of mentally grasping that both groups are accomplishing the same goal, but only one isn’t wasting energy and resources.

And only one could potentially ensure that one less woman is raped or fewer minority children are killed by a violent attacker with a deadly weapon if their low-income mother could only afford one of those inexpensive firearms.

The church can offer counseling to the survivors, I suppose.

Good thing you got it “off the street”, Scott. Obama 2013!

rogerb on January 20, 2013 at 6:21 PM

Here is a writeup, with some videos of this event, WITHOUT the anti-gun bias.

Mankoff, a retired artist, opposes new gun laws but came to turn in a spare .22 rifle to be destroyed because of the Newtown shootings.
“It’s not about the money — it’s about getting it off the street,” he said.

REALLY? A .22 rifle?? Yeah, that’s a dangerous weapon on the street…NOT!

michaelo on January 20, 2013 at 6:51 PM

Actually the .22 is the most widely used weapon in street shootings.

trs on January 20, 2013 at 6:58 PM

BTW: One of the ‘Gun Rescue’ crew went over and asked if the church would allow her to distribute Constitutions over there. She was refused; I guess they thought it a dangerous document.

michaelo on January 20, 2013 at 7:00 PM