Law Of Unintended Consequences

An example of the Law of Unintended Consequence is the gun buyback program that took place in in Seattle. The purpose of the program was to get guns off the street by using money as an incentive. The people who were willing to trade their weapons for money could receive a gift card that would be preloaded with a hundred dollars for guns and two hundred dollars for assault weapons. It ended up attracting gun collectors who would save a lot of money than they would normally on firearms and assault weapons. They saw an opportunity and came and tried to promote their offer for cash in exchange for guns and other weapons. Many people saw a better deal with the collectors because the lines were long, and the collectors were offering more money in