Teenager killed - do a GUN BUYBACK!

[Green Lantern]

*sigh* Some types will NEVER get it...

http://citizen-times.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20071207/NEWS01/71206129/1250

ASHEVILLE — Police charged an 18-year-old Asheville man Thursday with killing an Erwin High freshman in what was the city’s fourth homicide in a little more than a week...

http://www.citizen-times.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=200771206069

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It’s imperative that we get these guns off the street and out of the hands of our children, teens and adults who commit these acts of violence against humanity. With all of the recent shootings and deaths, this has become quite disturbing and alarming.

As a father, as a grandfather and pastor in the city of Asheville, I urge all unauthorized users of guns to please turn them in at the Stephens Lee Community Center (30 George Washington Carver Street) during the “Gun Buy Back Program” today from 2-6 p.m. For whatever reason, we are dealing with a generation of rebellious young teenagers and adults who have no regard for the law or respect for mankind.

BTW, I've e-mailed Mayor Bellamy twice about her membership in the sham that is Bloomberg's "Mayors against illegal guns" coalition - no response...

Asheville is a city that needs REAL solutions to it's crime problem, but it's "leadership" is hell-bent on looking to gun control for the answer...

 

[BigO01]

I urge all unauthorized users of guns to please turn them in

Wow what a naive fool this guy is he is pleading for the same teenage thugs that commit these cowardly crimes to give up their weapons !!


Somebody dump this clown in a cold shower of reality and wake the idiot up !!!

 

[RLsnow]

reality hurts...

 

[Big Boomer]

For whatever reason, we are dealing with a generation of rebellious young teenagers and adults who have no regard for the law or respect for mankind.

That pretty much sums up most of the problems with crime and use of ANY weapon...

 

[RoadkingLarry]

reality hurts...

And it's a crying shame that stupidity doesn't hurt. If it did most of these idiot politicos would be writhing on the floor in agony.

 

[Steve 48]

What a bunch of idiots!!! Steve48

 

[Roswell 1847]

Be a good time to get rid of that rusted out bird gun with the cracked receiver or the Spanish .32 with a broken top strap.

The pity is when some old lady turns in a Parker Trojan grade that her late Husband owned and it ends up in the crusher. Though few of the realy nice guns ever make it onto the books around here.

 

[elrod]

Please get the word out to our children to turn in all guns.

That should take care of that!!!!!!!

If it were only that simple, we could all leave our doors unlocked tonight. *unashamed sarcasm*

 

[mogunner]

I am sure all of the ethically minded Criminals are going to rush down to this gun buy back. "Its for the Children" Sarcasm intended.

 

[DonP]

" ...ends up in the crusher"

I know for a fact that of lot of the really nice and rare guns find their way elsewhere.

An "in-law level relative" is a high level Chicago Cop and at a cookout last summer one of his buddies, who know's I enjoy guns and the shooting sports, made a point of showing me an antique Colt SAA that came in during one of the Jesse Jackson - Father Pfleger gun "buy backs" about three years ago.

I have mixed emotions, I'm glad that really fine, collectable pieces of history aren't melted down to make chrome spinner rims for some low rider, but the whole thing is a huge taxpayer funded fraud.

In another area incident we had a young couple remodeling an old house in Lockport knock out the wall of an old closet and find a 1928 Thompson, several magzines and boxes of .45 ACP between the studs. The pictures showed it was in great condition and had been sealed up there behidn the plaster since roughly the mid 1930's.

I'm willing to bet a weeks paycheck that that Thompson did not wind up in the crusher or the blast furnace over at Inland Steel.

My guess is it's in either the Lockport police storage room or the Chief's gun safe at home.

 

[Green Lantern]

I wonder if the police are going to be saving with the taxpayer's money with the terms they state? Fifty bucks for pistols, rifles, and shotguns, and $100 for "assault weapons." If they cared about taxpayer money, I could imagine this scene:

*guy brings up SKS, gets handed $50 by cop*

Guy: Hey, you said $100 for assault weapons!

Cop: Sorry pal, don't see a selector switch? Is it full auto?

Guy: ..no...

Cop: NEXT!

 

[MachIVshooter]

You know, we all scoff at the buy-back programs. But thinking outside the box, what does it really hurt? I mean, it's 100% voluntary, and if it gets some thug who had no business possessing a firearm to give it up and take that $100 gift card to get food or goods that he would have otherwise stolen, then what's so bad about it?

It also gives some of us gunnies a chance to dump junk for at least *some* return. I have a few pieces that are worth far less than what some of these programs offer.

No, the real gang-bangers aren't gonna give up their Glock Fo-Tay for a pittance that they can easily steal or make selling drugs. But as a community, we should probably look on with a positive attitude anything that promotes responsible gun ownership and/or limits negative publicity on gun owners. I'd much rather some 19 year old street kid turn in his Jennings and use the money to buy whatever it is he would buy than end up in a confrontation with some other street kid that escalates into a shooting, which will inevitably be publicized and hurt our cause.

So long as the buy backs remain voluntary and anonymous, I will not ridicule them. Though I would love to see them impliment some kind of oversight by an expert, so that that aforementioned little old lady with a real collectable can be informed that that classic Winchester will fetch her much more income and will go to a good home if sold/consigned at a gun shop.

 

[Nitrogen]

"As the mayor of WishfulThinkingTown, I forcefully urge all criminals to change their ways and be nice to people! Stop raping, robbing and murdering!"

EDIT: To answer the question, "Who do gun buybacks hurt?"

The answer is EVERYONE. That money comes from somewhere. YOUR TAXES.
Taxes that could go to something useful.

 

[The Gunman]

Buyback

You know, we all scoff at the buy-back programs. But thinking outside the box, what does it really hurt? I mean, it's 100% voluntary, and if it gets some thug who had no business possessing a firearm to give it up and take that $100 gift card to get food or goods that he would have otherwise stolen, then what's so bad about it?--MacIVShooter

The problems are- we fund these government "buybacks" through taxes, the criminals turn in guns they steal from honest people, a would be criminal is now encouraged to take our guns to turn in for a pre determined amount(usually with immunity), the money gained from turning in is most likely spent on drugs, criminals turn in broken guns to get cash to buy a working gun, most criminals don't turn anything in, and as stated above, even pro gun, honest guys turn in broken guns to get the cash.

This topic is runing in another thread on THR somewhere?? can't remember the title.

 

[Elza]

I urge all unauthorized users of guns

And just who, pray tell, is going to decide who the “unauthorized users” are?

 

[bigun15]

In another area incident we had a young couple remodeling an old house in Lockport knock out the wall of an old closet and find a 1928 Thompson, several magzines and boxes of .45 ACP between the studs. The pictures showed it was in great condition and had been sealed up there behidn the plaster since roughly the mid 1930's.

I think, if that ever happened to me, my head would explode in a big fireball of glory and happiness.

 

[GarandOwner]

I think, if that ever happened to me, my head would explode in a big fireball of glory and happiness.

Except that if it was not a registered NFA gun, you would have to turn it over to the authorities....for no money. Or just keep it hidden and hope no one rats you out

 

[sterling180]

Oh dear more trash,need we say more.Criminals will kill and kill and we end up being victimised and sodomised by society,for crimes that we didn't commit-resulting in gun bans.

 

[Zach S]

I work graveyard shift, and due to long hours I rarely get to see the news. Weird, we went from two or three murders a year to four in a little more than a week. Eight or nine for this year.

This is, of course, due to the sunset of the AWB over three years ago, which is why assault weapons are worth twice as much at a gun buy back.

Green Lantern, do you live in the area?

 

[jlday70]

hmm lets see maybe if this kids parent would have beat his ass more he wouldn't be a criminal. Oh wait you can't do that anymore either, Kids become criminals not because they have guns, they become criminals because nobody teaches them morals, values, and respect.