Welcome to DU!
The truly grassroots left-of-center political community where regular people, not algorithms, drive the discussions and set the standards.
Join the community:
Create a free account
Support DU (and get rid of ads!):
Become a Star Member
Latest Breaking News
Editorials & Other Articles
General Discussion
The DU Lounge
All Forums
Issue Forums
Culture Forums
Alliance Forums
Region Forums
Support Forums
Help & Search
Gun Control & RKBA
In reply to the discussion: Question: Are gun buyback programs like offering... [View all]krispos42
(49,445 posts)2. Probably because it's using tax dollars.
And politicians use it as a pandering tool to gullible constituents.
Yeah, I know... It's a mix of public and private money. But then corporations get all kinds of publicity for donating gift cards, so they also benefit.
Politicians benefit, corporations benefit, and nothing changes for the city or the neighborhood.
And let's not forget that what you buy with a $50 gift card always costs the store less then face value, so it's even cheaper publicity then you think.
The real idiocy comes from destroying the collected guns.
Edit history
Please sign in to view edit histories.
53 replies
= new reply since forum marked as read
Highlight:
NoneDon't highlight anything
5 newestHighlight 5 most recent replies
RecommendedHighlight replies with 5 or more recommendations
I don't have no problems with gun buy backs. If the organization wants to fork over a $200
Waldorf
Oct 2016
#13
I heard something to the effect that the law in question had been rescinded
discntnt_irny_srcsm
Oct 2016
#17
No, the law hasn't been rescinded. The author of the bill, seeing that her bill might be
Waldorf
Oct 2016
#22
Nope. Cheap, rust-while-you-watch hooks are recommended for catch & release.
Eleanors38
Oct 2016
#35
I would say it's more like giving basketballs to retired nuns in an effort to combat
petronius
Oct 2016
#16
your analogy, including your lame attempt to euphemize it says more about you than the topic
CreekDog
Oct 2016
#30
If Ezekiel Gilbert had sold back his guns, he wouldn't have been aquitted of exercising his...
stone space
Oct 2016
#36
A buy back of his guns wouild have prevented him from murdering the escort.
stone space
Oct 2016
#40
An inability to actually refute an opponent's argument is a concession that the argument is true.
discntnt_irny_srcsm
Oct 2016
#44
Oh, it was just a lie. OK. You made it sound like it was something that I said. Carry on.
stone space
Oct 2016
#45
You can claim the last word, or you can claim great endurance and stamina, ...
stone space
Oct 2016
#53
I'll ask you again, he couldn't or wouldn't have killed her with any other weapon?
Marengo
Oct 2016
#52
I'll have to correct my mental dictionary to eliminate "Cheap Gigolo" as well.
Eleanors38
Oct 2016
#51