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Gun Control Reform Activism

PowerToThePeople

(9,610 posts) Fri Sep 20, 2013, 12:56 AM Sep 2013

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A "cash for clunkers" style turn in for fire-arms?

Remove a bunch of weapons from potentially becoming tools of murder?

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A "cash for clunkers" style turn in for fire-arms? (Original Post) PowerToThePeople Sep 2013 OP

Many municipalities have buy back programs BainsBane Sep 2013 #1

Arizona wants the guns that are turned in to be RESOLD. See article below Tx4obama Sep 2013 #2

That defeats the whole purpose of destroying guns. PowerToThePeople Sep 2013 #3

Only in Arizona BainsBane Sep 2013 #5

The purpose of that was to stimulate new car sales. bluedigger Sep 2013 #4

The "rehoming" crud is crazy. Dang, you'd think we are talking about dogs or orphans. Hoyt Sep 2013 #6

BainsBane

(57,780 posts)

1. Many municipalities have buy back programs

Reply to PowerToThePeople (Original post)

Fri Sep 20, 2013, 12:58 AM

Sep 2013

What's funny is to see how much that upsets gunners. They worry about the guns not being "rehomed." You can't make that shit up.

Tx4obama

(36,974 posts)

2. Arizona wants the guns that are turned in to be RESOLD. See article below

Reply to PowerToThePeople (Original post)

Fri Sep 20, 2013, 01:07 AM

Sep 2013

Here: http://www.democraticunderground.com/1172120183

PowerToThePeople

(9,610 posts)

3. That defeats the whole purpose of destroying guns.

Reply to Tx4obama (Reply #2)

Fri Sep 20, 2013, 01:10 AM

Sep 2013

Arizona is not dark red. It can turn blue.

BainsBane

(57,780 posts)

5. Only in Arizona

Reply to Tx4obama (Reply #2)

Fri Sep 20, 2013, 03:30 AM

Sep 2013

The state that makes Florida look good.

bluedigger

(17,450 posts)

4. The purpose of that was to stimulate new car sales.

Reply to PowerToThePeople (Original post)

Fri Sep 20, 2013, 02:53 AM

Sep 2013

Think about it...

Hoyt

(54,770 posts)

6. The "rehoming" crud is crazy. Dang, you'd think we are talking about dogs or orphans.

Reply to PowerToThePeople (Original post)

Fri Sep 20, 2013, 06:23 AM

Sep 2013

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