Payday Coming for Seminole Heights Gun Swappers
The Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office is setting up shop Saturday, Feb. 9 to finalize its purchase of guns during last weekend’s Operation Gun Swap buyback.
Payday is almost here for Seminole Heights residents who brought their guns to the Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office’s Operation Gun Swap last Saturday, Feb. 2. Deputies plan to return to the five collection locations in the county Feb. 9 and Feb. 10 to give those who received vouchers $75 per gun in trade for their troubles. All told, the one-day operation resulted in 2,808 firearms collected, according to the sheriff’s office’s website. Two unarmed rocket launchers were also turned in. At $75 a pop, that amounts to a payout of $210,600. It’s unclear if the sheriff’s office is paying for the rocket launchers. The gun buyback was funded by a donation from the Shimberg Foundation and money from the sheriff’s office’s forfeiture fund, …
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Barry K Ward
10:06 am on Wednesday, January 30, 2013
Sorry,but a total waste of momey,It's been proven all over the country that these buy backs JUST DON"T WORK.All that gets turned in are just old guns that have been laying around somebodys house for yrs.How many 9 mm Glocks have been turned in or 357 mag's ???? NONE more ›