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In reply to the discussion: NRA Vows To Stop Tucson From Destroying Guns [View all]krispos42
(49,445 posts)15. As opposed to the gun manufacturer's position on the matter?
Where does it say the people turning them in wanted them destroyed?
People were getting rid of unwanted guns. This does not equal wanting them destroyed. Hell, I destroyed a gun myself, an old .22 rifle. I sawed the receiver in half and threw the parts in a dumpster.
And it doesn't change the fact that every used Glock that is sold is a new Glock that isn't made. This is why the "cash for clunkers" program old destroyed cars and SUVs and gave people a substantial credit to purchase new ones. If those old gas-guzzlers had simply been passed from owner to owner, no new ones would have been made.
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"people don't turn in guns because for noble reasons or hippie sentimentality"
ellisonz
Jan 2013
#27
it's not a fu%ing puppy "move a gun from an unwanted home to a wanted home" who are ya,
MichaelHarris
Jan 2013
#31
I'd bet the collectibles and fine firearms are safe from destruction
JustABozoOnThisBus
Jan 2013
#34