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(11,700 posts) Wed Dec 26, 2012, 11:51 AM Dec 2012

Los Angeles' gun buyback event to be held today [View all]

Source: Los Angeles Times

The city of Los Angeles is holding its annual gun buyback event at two locations Wednesday in an event that was moved up several months in response to the deadly elementary school shooting in Newtown, Conn.

LAPD officials are to be on hand to take back firearms at the L.A. Memorial Sports Arena and the Van Nuys Masonic Temple from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. The guns can be turned in anonymously, with no questions asked, officials said.

The city is offering up to $100 in Ralphs gift cards for handguns, shotguns and rifles, and up to $200 in gift cards for assault weapons.

Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa created the gun buyback program in 2009. So far, it is credited with getting close to 8,000 firearms off the streets.

Read more: http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/lanow/2012/12/los-angeles-gun-buyback-event.html

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Los Angeles' gun buyback event to be held today [View all] UnrepentantLiberal Dec 2012 OP

So I can dump evidence with the help of the LAPD AND get paid for it? NT Trunk Monkey Dec 2012 #1

That's right lunatica Dec 2012 #2

Gift cards and food stamps can be laundered to buy alcohol and drugs. Remmah2 Dec 2012 #4

That makes sense. UnrepentantLiberal Dec 2012 #7

This is how it works. Remmah2 Dec 2012 #16

Spin spin spin UnrepentantLiberal Dec 2012 #20

Thank you. tblue Dec 2012 #26

and the stupid government thinks nineteen50 Dec 2012 #32

And what's the street price of a gun? TheMadMonk Dec 2012 #35

Yes they can lunatica Dec 2012 #11

If the drug dealers, gangs and violent people used the buy backs it would be worth it. Remmah2 Dec 2012 #15

Prey on the poor? UnrepentantLiberal Dec 2012 #21

Prey on the poor? Good Lord. Comrade Grumpy Dec 2012 #24

The gun nut will always object to the surrender of firearms Floyd_Gondolli Dec 2012 #31

Please reread my post Trunk Monkey Dec 2012 #9

The gun won't be used to commit anymore crimes lunatica Dec 2012 #12

The problem with that line of thinking, as I see it, is that it is a missed opportunity to catch... slackmaster Dec 2012 #13

At best it would be a neutral thing Trunk Monkey Dec 2012 #14

Since a person can destroy selfsame evidence without... TheMadMonk Dec 2012 #36

I've always wondered if the cops skimmed a few of the prime buybacks for personal use? Remmah2 Dec 2012 #3

There's no doubt in my mind that they do NT Trunk Monkey Dec 2012 #5

You guys make the perfect tag team, but... Comrade Grumpy Dec 2012 #25

Buy back hate Trunk Monkey Dec 2012 #28

Is it voluntary if it's a con job? Remmah2 Dec 2012 #30

That's exactly right. Why dump it in McArthur Park Lake when the cops will give you cash for it? slackmaster Dec 2012 #6

That makes sense. UnrepentantLiberal Dec 2012 #8

Why does it not make sense? AtheistCrusader Dec 2012 #17

What does it matter how they get rid of the gun? UnrepentantLiberal Dec 2012 #22

Because it's a way of destroying evidence. AtheistCrusader Dec 2012 #23

They could just as easily bury it somewhere. UnrepentantLiberal Dec 2012 #33

If it was ever found for any reason AtheistCrusader Dec 2012 #34

They might have better results if they offered more realistic $$$ ProgressiveProfessor Dec 2012 #10

WOW!!!!!!!!!!!! ywcachieve Dec 2012 #18

The LAPD finds several hundred per year, mostly handguns, that were apparently ditched slackmaster Dec 2012 #19

Good. Nt xchrom Dec 2012 #27

I like these programs as stimulus Recursion Dec 2012 #29