ETax847 Posted October 22, 2014 Report Share Posted October 22, 2014 After witnessing gun shots outside my bank earlier this week, I was considering doing some pro bono work. I would offer people free tax preparation if they turn in a gun. I would call the program "Guns for Refunds" just because it rhymes not because everyone would be getting back a refund. Please let me know your thoughts, comments, concerns and questions Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
easytax Posted October 22, 2014 Report Share Posted October 22, 2014 Nice idea --- with reservations: In a pass life one of my responsibilities was to work on programs like this. EXCELLENT idea BUT make sure you structure it with "drop off" of weapons being done separately from doing taxes, etc.. MUST BE easily accessible, secure, many people around (not maybe right there but not you alone, etc.), security made known and immediate (at least at end of time daily) removal of weapons by police, etc. Criminals (even gang-bangers) are not dumb and if you do not meet these requirements, they would have no hesitation in helping you remove what you collect to a different place, etc.. Although some "politicians" are not much removed from "gang-bangers" (my opinion) -- you might want to see if the local government will help "work" and/or maybe expand the program. You will get mostly "semi-legal" people participating (those who have a weapon just in the closet, etc.) but you will still remove some possible sources and help a bit. Use the same safety of self and love ones as guidance for your "guns for refunds" guidance and you might be OK. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ILLMAS Posted October 22, 2014 Report Share Posted October 22, 2014 You must be on the southside of Chicago Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jack from Ohio Posted October 22, 2014 Report Share Posted October 22, 2014 The only thing that stops a bad guy with a gun, is a good guy with a gun. Fact. Reality. Removing guns from the stream will have no effect on the criminals. Still waiting on the law that will cause criminals to start obeying the laws. You will end up with non-working junk. 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GeneInAlabama Posted October 22, 2014 Report Share Posted October 22, 2014 I have never understood why something like this would work. Why would an honest person turn in a perfectly good gun and I am absolutely certain that a criminal would not turn in one. Whats the point? What is wrong with an honest person having a gun? 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GeneInAlabama Posted October 22, 2014 Report Share Posted October 22, 2014 >>Removing guns from the stream will have no effect on the criminals.<< WRONG!!! If you remove all the guns from honest people, the criminals will have a free hand to do whatever they want to do. 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Catherine Posted October 22, 2014 Report Share Posted October 22, 2014 The folks who believe that only the police & military should have firearms make the point FOR us: the only thing that stops a bad guy with a gun is a good guy with a gun. They simply limit the definition of "good guy" to police and military. History shows, time and again over the millennia and as recently as the past decade, that the greatest number of civilian deaths in the world are at the hands of the peoples' OWN government. Always preceded by disarmament "for greater safety". Always. As a side story, the police are notoriously bad shooters. After watching the Cambridge MA cops use our (MIT's) range for practice one day, I used to tell people that if the Cambridge cops started shooting, go stand right in front of them as it was the ONLY safe place. Just watching them scared the dickens out of me and I was astounded that no one got hurt. My coach, who was retired from the Providence RI police force, had hours of hysterically funny, terrifying, stories about the Providence PD folks. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ILLMAS Posted October 22, 2014 Report Share Posted October 22, 2014 http://thefreethoughtproject.com/police-officer-shot-dead-pointing-stun-gun-mans-dogs/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eric Posted October 23, 2014 Report Share Posted October 23, 2014 Political views regarding gun ownership aside, I'm curious to know why anyone would take part in such a thing. I mean, guns aren't cheap. Even my little .17HMR rimfire rifle cost more than $500. My handgun cost twice that, and hunting rifles can easily go for three times that much. I'd need to have quite the tax return to make it worth trading one of them for tax preparation services. I have two guns that I didn't pay anything for, one belonged to my maternal grandfather, and the other to my paternal grandfather--I wouldn't trade them for anything. Are there people out there with unused guns just hanging around the house? 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SaraEA Posted October 23, 2014 Report Share Posted October 23, 2014 Around here cities sometimes have a turn in your guns day, often for cash or a gift certificate. They usually collect a lot of weapons. Sure some are nonworking junk, but many come from inner-city moms who found them under their teenager's mattress or hidden in a drawer. They don't have much control over their kids, but they throw out the drugs and turn in the guns if they're lucky enough to find them because they really don't want their children involved with that stuff. So yes, these collection days do get some illegal guns off the street. That said, I wouldn't touch the idea of a private collection. Let the police do it. It would take a real jerk to try to rob a police station. If people know you are collecting guns, you are a sitting duck. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kcjenkins Posted October 24, 2014 Report Share Posted October 24, 2014 Sara, if that's the reason, why would that Mom keep the gun until some 'turn in your gun for ____' event? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GeneInAlabama Posted October 24, 2014 Report Share Posted October 24, 2014 >>Still waiting on the law that will cause criminals to start obeying the laws.<< According to the bible, that time is coming and I believe soon. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ETax847 Posted October 27, 2014 Author Report Share Posted October 27, 2014 Thanks for sharing your opinions! Definitely opened my eyes to some things that I failed to consider. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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