People trade things in all of the time as you probably know.
As a matter of fact, it would be a fair wager to say that in the last two years someone has traded in something they owned for a newer or better version of something else.
Many of us do it with our cell phones where after so many years we take an old phone that we have had for a long time and trade it in for a better one, using the trade in value to offset the cost of the phone or to buy some kind of new accessory for it.
Or, if you have had a car for a long time and you want to get something newer you might trade up for a better vehicle.
There’s nothing wrong with trading something in and there’s nothing wrong with doing it especially when its under the auspices of a lawful enterprise.
Like gun buyback programs for example….
In an effort to get guns off the streets, many major cities across America conduct “gun buyback” programs to incent “criminals” to turn in their guns. The goal of the gun buyback programs is to help reduce crime. One Baltimore woman is selling her gun back in an effort to reduce crime, but she’s not a criminal.
Not every gun owner, however, is interested in turning in their guns and never owning a gun again, especially when you live in high crime area like Baltimore, Maryland.
One woman, who has a lot of people talking, participated in Baltimore’s gun buyback program. Right before she sold her gun, “Darlene” was interviewed by the local FOX45 news station. It wasn’t the fact that Darlene was selling her gun that had people talking, it’s what she’s doing with the money she raised by selling her gun that has gun owners and pro-gun Americans cheering.
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The local news station started their interview, “Darlene is turning in a gun.” Darlene explained that she was turning in her 9mm gun for cash. When they asked her what she was going to do with the money, they probably didn’t get the answer they expected. Instead of doing some Christmas shopping, or paying bills, Darlene told them she was going to buy a bigger gun.
