hundreds in California turn in their firearms, hundreds buy the lie they are somehow safer

Opmmur

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Hundreds in California turn in their Firearms, hundreds buy the lie they are somehow safer


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ORIGINAL CAPTION: A trash bin full of handguns collected during the LAPD Gun Buyback Program event in the Van Nuys area, north of downtown Los Angeles, on Wednesday, Dec. 26. LAPD had collected more then 2000 handguns, rifles and shotguns. (Joe Klamar / AFP - Getty)
 
Khaos

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I like the long gun on the right in the first pic. Never seen a gun like that before.
 

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Maybe some are turning in their registered guns to get off the government's list. I am sure they have a couple unregistered ones back at home. Maybe...maybe not but some may be smarter than we thought.
 

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Whats next? Are they going to try to take away our steak knives?

Again. I find it hilarious people rather blame the company, or object or substance people abuse... instead of the people that abuse it.
 
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Loopi said:
Whats next? Are they going to try to take away our steak knives?

Again. I find it hilarious people rather blame the company, or object or substance people abuse... instead of the people that abuse it.
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Don't forget the forks...they have sharp points on them and I wouldn't want one stuck in my eye...ban knives and forks! lol
 
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Two rocket launchers at gun buyback didn't surprise LAPD chief

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Los Angeles Police Chief Charlie Beck was not surprised that the city's gun buyback event this week collected two rocket launchers.

Beck said he's used to military-style weapons being turned in at such events. He noted that neither of the launchers had rockets in them so they did not pose a danger.

Still, he said such weapons have no place on the streets of L.A.

"Those are weapons of war, weapons of death," Beck said. "These are not hunting guns. These are not target guns. These are made to put high-velocity, extremely deadly, long-range rounds down-range as quickly as possible, and they have no place in our great city."

The buyback yielded 2,037 firearms, including 75 assault weapons and two rocket launchers, officials said. The total was nearly 400 more weapons than were collected in a similar buyback earlier this year.

Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa said the collection at two locations was so successful that the city ran out of money for supermarket gift cards and got a private donation through the city controller to replenish the pot.

The gun buyback was moved up from its usual Mother's Day date in response to the massacre Dec. 14 that claimed the lives of 26 people, including 20 students, at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Conn.

"As you can see to my right and left, these weren't just guns that weren't functioning anymore," Villaraigosa said at a news conference Thursday morning. "These were serious guns — semiautomatic weapons, guns that have no place on the streets of Los Angeles or any other city."

The mayor described the event as a success, but acknowledged that there were still many guns on the streets.

Hundreds lined up in cars to get Ralphs gift cards in exchange for different types of guns. Villaraigosa said the LAPD collected 901 handguns, 698 rifles, 363 shotguns and 75 assault weapons. The weapons will be melted down.

He said that nearly three-quarters of those turning in the weapons said in an informal survey that they felt safer with the weapons off the street.

"Perhaps the most honest testament to the success of yesterday's program can be seen in the 166 weapons that were surrendered for nothing," Villaraigosa said.

Beck acknowledged that the weapons would not be checked for connections to crimes before being melted down. He said the sheer number would make that difficult, and he does not want to deter people from turning in firearms.
 

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