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MIDNITERIDER1438

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17. Stop The Iron Pipeline NOW !

Reply to democrattotheend (Original post)

Sun Dec 16, 2012, 05:53 AM

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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