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rdharma

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32. "doesn't mean it's not there."

Reply to NutmegYankee (Reply #30)

Sat Feb 23, 2013, 09:06 PM

Feb 2013

I think your imagination is getting the better of you.

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Gun buy-back to start in Columbus [View all] Judi Lynn Feb 2013 OP

The perfect way to get rid of a "hot" crime gun slackmaster Feb 2013 #1

dont forget roxy1234 Feb 2013 #2

Yeah. I've got an obsolete scanner and a 1996 Imac. nt Deep13 Feb 2013 #4

Best Buy does electronics recycling. Gore1FL Feb 2013 #12

true but roxy1234 Feb 2013 #14

I doubt anyone would. Gore1FL Feb 2013 #29

Great way to get it off the street. Stats show that the gun buyback programs work well... Honeycombe8 Feb 2013 #13

I've never seen anything to suggest that gun buybacks have an effect on petronius Feb 2013 #35

"No questions asked." WRONG rdharma Feb 2013 #28

That will get a lot of cheap, rusted-out, nonfunctioning guns from people. Deep13 Feb 2013 #3

What recourse does the legal owner have? rdharma Feb 2013 #5

Good ole victim blaming roxy1234 Feb 2013 #6

victim blaming? rdharma Feb 2013 #8

And you just admitted it was valid... ProgressiveProfessor Feb 2013 #11

Theft means that a criminal third party felon who the owner can't control is involved. Deep13 Feb 2013 #15

Most stolen weapons are not secured. rdharma Feb 2013 #19

Does that apply to stolen cars as well? NutmegYankee Feb 2013 #17

stolen cars as well? rdharma Feb 2013 #18

It happens quite often in some places. NutmegYankee Feb 2013 #20

It happens MORE often........ rdharma Feb 2013 #22

cite the stats nt NutmegYankee Feb 2013 #23

Look 'em up! rdharma Feb 2013 #24

How convenient! NutmegYankee Feb 2013 #25

"You state that only irresponsible people get their cars stolen" Nope! rdharma Feb 2013 #26

See the totality of your above posts. NutmegYankee Feb 2013 #30

"doesn't mean it's not there." rdharma Feb 2013 #32

And the excuses of you. NutmegYankee Feb 2013 #34

I once saw a detailed list of the firearms turned in at a buyback. Peter cotton Feb 2013 #33

we had a gun buyback in my county and most guns worked CreekDog Feb 2013 #37

Will they show them being destroyed? TheCowsCameHome Feb 2013 #7

Pretty sure we can take their word for it. nt Deep13 Feb 2013 #16

wow its time to buyup a bunch of rusted out broken junk :) Sunlei Feb 2013 #9

probably will get Duckhunter935 Feb 2013 #10

Thank you, CPD, for being part of the solution and not part of the problem. You rock. judesedit Feb 2013 #21

Will it turn into an impromptu gun show, as the one in Seattle did? Peter cotton Feb 2013 #27

There are always gun nuts at these things upaloopa Feb 2013 #31

It's a laff riot for the gunsters until your nephew takes your pistol to school & kills three kids Kolesar Feb 2013 #36