Most buyback programs are an absolute joke.
While they are intended to take guns off the street, a surprisingly few number of criminals choose to participate in these government sponsored events.
These events often collect a variety of broken, used, or inherited firearms from law-abiding citizens in exchange for somewhere between $50 and $100.
YouTuber Royal Nonesuch has made a living making videos where he builds and fires a variety of simple pipe-guns from scrap.
When his home town of Columbia, missouri offered $100 per firearm at their Gift 4 Gun Exchange buyback, Royal Nonesuch just had to participate.
I dont have too much time or energy invested in any of these guns, he says before selling three homemade weapons for a quick $300. He later said he plans to put that money toward more firearm projects.
According to the Columbia Missoruian, 41 firearms were turned in at this event. Cory Crosby, a local businessman, raised $1,120 through a fundraiser for the event, which wasnt quite enough to cover the $4,100 he handed out. The events co-sponsor Sean Spence said theyd like to do it again assuming they can raise enough money next time.
Watch Royal Nonesuchs video about his money-making opportunity below.