
It’s unknown if this is an airsoft gun or if someone actually turned in a $2,500+ original for a $100 gift card.

Yes, the Chicago Police Facebook page showed Officer Duong holding what looks like an Uzi, however, I didn’t see it myself. We recognize several of those guns as ours.

A photo from the Chicago Police Facebook page from the event. Some appeared to know their way around firearms more than others, but safety has improved dramatically from our first visit to Chicago in the mid-2000s. Meanwhile inside, a number of officers cleared the guns being turned in. She served as a very positive public face of the department and did the CPD proud. Officer Kandel from the Office of the Superintendent deserves extra praise for pleasantly welcoming people wishing to surrender guns, and she even saw to securing chairs for the elderly and disabled.
FAKE FACEBOOK COMMENTS ON PROMOTEE PROFESSIONAL
The officers ran this year’s operation in a professional manner, without discrimination. Unlike last year (see below), this time we had no issues trading unwanted clunkers for cash. 2017 stories here and here.) Image by John Boch. In fact, they suspended the whole buyback program for at least two years due to fallout from the 2012 event.Įach year that we successfully transact business with the do-gooders in Chicago, we direct our proceeds towards youth shooting programs, including the nation’s longest-running NRA Youth Shooting Camp at Darnall’s GunWorks and Ranges in Bloomington. That event netted us national publicity and gave Chicago’s political leaders a black eye. The $2,420 marks our second biggest year behind 2012 when we came home with well over $5000 in our biggest haul ever.
