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32. You see? It's all or nothing.

Reply to kestrel91316 (Reply #30)

Sun Dec 16, 2012, 04:37 PM

Dec 2012

The point is she didn't.

And no doubt wouldn't, because it sounds more and more like she was one of those "I gots to have these guns to per-tect me!" types.

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600 weapons surrendered in gun buy-back in San Francisco [View all] democrattotheend Dec 2012 OP

A good response to get rid of unnecessary firearms. Thanks for posting this. Hopeful. freshwest Dec 2012 #1

Nice to read a good story today Tumbulu Dec 2012 #2

Unfortunately it'll do nothing. Archae Dec 2012 #3

I disagree democrattotheend Dec 2012 #4

So how many gangbangers, criminals and paranoids have turned their guns in? Archae Dec 2012 #25

You're so right. There would have been no benefit to society kestrel91316 Dec 2012 #30

You see? It's all or nothing. Archae Dec 2012 #32

Perhaps she didn't get rid of her guns because THERE ARE NO CONSEQUENCES IN THE LAW kestrel91316 Dec 2012 #34

I Guess We Shouldn't Try Then? Skraxx Dec 2012 #5

I think even most gun owners are fine with gun buybacks Travis_0004 Dec 2012 #6

One less gun. Aristus Dec 2012 #7

It obviously wouldn't have done any good for the Newtown kestrel91316 Dec 2012 #29

400 were turned in at a Gifts for Guns in one Maryland county today. aquart Dec 2012 #8

I turned in a gun for free to the cops and they acted as if I was crazy Major Nikon Dec 2012 #9

Or sell it, get some cash Ter Dec 2012 #18

They didn't act as if you were crazy... ret5hd Dec 2012 #26

Meanwhile, in 2011, 10,800,000 firearms were sold in the U.S. OnlinePoker Dec 2012 #10

I'm not too sure those number are good LiberalFighter Dec 2012 #11

314 million Americans riverbendviewgal Dec 2012 #19

That doens't mean 300 million Americans own guns LiberalFighter Dec 2012 #22

The 314 million is the population riverbendviewgal Dec 2012 #27

Neither of those numbers are of any consequence by themselves. LiberalFighter Dec 2012 #31

Questions: What do they do with them? Are buy-backs always done by police depts? Justitia Dec 2012 #12

I've seen them being crushed in older versions of these programs OnlinePoker Dec 2012 #15

It IS a start... Hulk Dec 2012 #13

The right-wing gun scum really hate these... ellisonz Dec 2012 #14

Wow I can't believe that. MIDNITERIDER1438 Dec 2012 #16

It just takes each state to pass a law. My state did. nt hack89 Dec 2012 #21

Stop The Iron Pipeline NOW ! MIDNITERIDER1438 Dec 2012 #17

Gun buybacks are a joke galadrium Dec 2012 #20

This could be done all over the country this week tawadi Dec 2012 #23

This is great, but ?????? Missouri Lad Dec 2012 #35

Good. No one with an unwanted firearm should keep it. ileus Dec 2012 #24

Gun "buybacks" are a great way to get rid of a weapon that was used in a crime slackmaster Dec 2012 #28

150 Guns Turned In At Our Local Event AnnieBW Dec 2012 #33

How much buyback money is used to subsidize upgrades to more LETHAL, ProgressiveEconomist Dec 2012 #36

i have to agree with galadrium energumen Dec 2012 #37