CNS News – by Gregory Gwyn-Williams, Jr.
The Miami Police Department is asking residents to turn in their weapons in return for Miami Heat tickets and gift cards.
The gun buyback program is similar to those seen across the country. Miami Mayor Tomas Regalado hopes that his buyback will prevent gun violence in the area.
“What we’re doing here, we’re beating the odds,” Regalado said. “If one incident is avoided, it’s worth it.”
A buyback was held today at Jordan Grove Baptist Church where 50 weapons (mostly hunting rifles and small caliber handguns) were handed over in the first hour.
Residents were given a choice of $25 or $50 gift certificates to Walmart or Winn-Dixie — or 300-level Miami Heat tickets! Any person who returned an assault rifle was given two 100-level tickets to a game this March.
The Miami Herald reports that residents will have two more chances to turn in their weapons for supermarket gift cards and Miami Heat basketball tickets:
Jan. 26, from 10 a.m. – 2 p.m. at St. John Baptist Church and Feb. 2 at San Juan Bosco Church.
Mayor Regalado says that hosting the buybacks at churches, with pastors overseeing the event, reassures residents that they won’t get in trouble for possessing the weapons they’re returning.
Residents are assured that they are allowed to return any type of unloaded gun, no questions asked.
Sgt. Freddie Cruz says that returned guns will be taken to the Miami Police Department and tested to see if they were involved in any crimes. If they are not tied to crimes, they will be destroyed.
http://cnsnews.com/blog/gregory-gwyn-williams-jr/city-offers-miami-heat-tickets-exchange-guns
Notice to the City of Miami. Found any suckers yet?
I’m betting there are some rabid die-hard sports fans that’ll jump at the chance.
Idiots.
Miami Heat in exchange for Packing Heat?
I am sorry, but I am seriously going to laugh myself into a snorting canniption fit, when someone trades his personal side arm for 2 tickets, and when he and his girlfriend go to the stadium to see the game, get robbed from said tickets by someone who kept his side-arm knowing that getting the tickets would be no problem..
LOL
lol I know. It’s pathetic.
LOL this is sad.
Come on guys at least try with some food stamps or something.
I know a lot of people in Buffalo, NY who would give up their guns for a Buffalo Bills football game or a Buffalo Sabres hockey game. This would definitely work there until someone gets mugged for the tickets and realizes they should have never given up their gun in the first place like TranceAm basically said.