Guns??

[yellowperil]

It's being reported on news sites that "LA citizens are lining up to turn in their guns" ?? Any Pelicans de-spooning?? Just wondering.

[UconnTim97]

No.

[teenerted1]

$100 ralphs card sure buys a lot of half and half....

[Hard-Deck]

Why, what prompted this?

[craigster59]

I'm meeting some Pelicans on Monday to shoot some skeet. I was over in Reseda this afternoon and happened to drive by Turner's Outdoorsman so I thought I'd run in and pickup some 20g shotgun shells.

Well, first off, the sale of all ammunition is banned 1 week before New Years Eve in L.A. City. the second thing, you couldn't get anywhere near the gun counter, probably 30 people there all purchasing handguns and rifles, filling out forms, putting down deposits, etc.

Overheard the salesman tell a guy that they were completely sold out of all the guns they advertised "On Sale", and were left with Dan Wesson, Kimber and some higher end Colts and S&W's. They even sold their last Mini 14 in stock when I was there, it was crazy busy.

[ckelly78z]

By the looks of the pictures at other "turn in" events, the spoons being turned in are wall hangers or broken. I would be very surprised if someone turned in an assault spoon just because of the monetary value of it compared to the pittance that the government is offering.

I think there is a maximum of $250 being offered for turned in guns, and I don't know for sure what the policy is on spoons that don't have the registered owner present.

Most of my spoons were bought or traded from freinds who didn't have them registered either.

[Tobra]

Originally Posted by Snapper33

Why, what prompted this?

The state of California has a lot of extra cash

[Jeff Higgins]

If any of you Californians have any old Colts or Winchesters, I'll give you up to DOUBLE what the state will give you. Just drop me a pm.

[mossguy]

And I'll double Jeff's offer!

[mossguy]

Never mind. I don't want Jeff mad at me and I'm pretty much broke anyway.

[varmint]

already parfed. with pictures.


http://forums.pelicanparts.com/off-topic-politics-religion/725529-gun-buy-back-l-van-nuys.html

[Jeff Higgins]

I'll even pay shipping.

[Jeff Higgins]

I'm broke too, Tom. We'll go in on this together.

[wcc]

The City of Lansing has done this a couple times and everytime it's a JOKE!

Lansing to Give Groceries for Guns


Posted: Thu 6:45 PM, Jul 12, 2012

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Reporter: Brian JohnsonEmail


Updated: Fri 12:53 AM, Jul 13, 2012

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Lansing to Give Groceries for Guns




"Guns for Groceries" is coming to Lansing. It's a new plan Mayor Virg Bernero hopes will reduce gun crime, especially among young adults.

"You'd be amazed how many kids know. I knew my dad had a gun when I was little," said Virg Bernero, the Mayor of Lansing in a news conference Thursday. "I wasn't supposed to know, but I knew and I knew exactly where that gun was, and a lot of kids know."

In the mayor's initial announcement about the program he said he hoped to raise $50,000. However Thursday he publicly lowered his expectations to $25,000. He hopes to get the money through tax deductible donations to a new fund the City of Lansing is setting up. Thursday he was pleased to announce the city has already raised $7,000 from a total of three donors.

"I do not want to attend another visitation for a homicide victim in this community," said Bernero. "I do not want to visit another family member at the hospital whose loved one has been the victim of gun violence."

The program doesn't come without speculation about its effectiveness. In 2003 the University of Chicago came out with an "Evaluating Gun Policy" study that showed similar gun buyback programs delivered no measurable results. The study found that gun buybacks have little effect because "they are brief and voluntary and leave open the possibility of owners buying new guns to replace those they turn in." The study further sites that "sellers in these buyback programs have been shown to be people at low risk for criminal offending, and the guns that are turned in are often broken or quite different from those that are used in crime." (You can read more of the study at http://home.uchicago.edu/~ludwigj/papers/Brookings_Pragmatic_Gun_Chapter1.pdf)

At the press conference News 10's Brian Johnson asked the mayor if he knows of any positive studies that show his buyback program will have better results.

The Mayor responded. "Well let's create a study in Lansing," said Bernero. "Let's create a case study here and make it happen."

"This is another tool in the toolbox," said Teresa Szymanski, Lansing chief of police. "This is a wonderful opportunity to engage the community is some dialogue, gun, gun safety, and gun buy back programs."

Mayor Bernero said he believes that guns used in crimes are often stolen guns.

"I don't believe necessarily that hoodlums, quote un quote, you know crooks-- I don't necessarily believe that crooks are going to say 'Wow, I can turn in my gun and get $100 bucks," said Bernero. "And they are going to do that. What I think is we are going to get a lot of guns that are haphazardly being managed now that are hanging around we are going to get ride of those and we're going to curtail the next wave of violence."

For John Edmond, the issue is close to home. His daughter was killed two years ago in gun violence.

"If we get these guns off the street, fortunately we will be able to save someone's life," said Edmond.

The city hopes donors will continue to give so the program can start come August 1st.

If you would like to donate to the fund mail a check to the following address.

"Gun Buy-back Program"
Lansing Police Department
ATTN: Accounting Services
120 W. Michigan Ave.
Lansing, MI 48933

[MRM]

It is our most . . . modestly priced receptical . . .

@$%&* Is there a Ralph's around here?

[varmint]

here are some photos from the buy back.



bunch of crap and a 1911




some moron turned in a nambu. their WW2 vet grandpa is spinning in his grave




decent mauser gone to the crusher as well




not even sure what that thing is. doubt anyone was ever going to rob a liquor store with it though.




bunch of crap tec 9s and a tommy gun. maybe an uzi

[targa911S]

we have box of crap guns like that at the shop. A lot of them I have given the black flag to. We're waiting for a buy back to get rid of them for some lunch money for the shop.

[Jeff Higgins]

I doubt that Mauser (or the 1911 for that matter) will ever get to the crusher.

It would be interesting to "seed" one of these buy-backs with something desirable just to see where it winds up.

[mossguy]

Jeff, I saw a well used Browning A5 going into one of the bins. That just doesn't seem right.

[daepp]

Originally Posted by Jeff Higgins

I doubt that Mauser (or the 1911 for that matter) will ever get to the crusher.

It would be interesting to "seed" one of these buy-backs with something desirable just to see where it winds up.

Tru dat!!!