The Jan Brewer clown car rolls on

[marmar]

PHOENIX -- Just days after Gov. Jan Brewer signed a law designed to hinder police participation in gun buyback events, the city of Phoenix on Saturday held the first of three buybacks that organizers are calling the largest effort of its kind in the state's history.

The law Brewer signed April 29 takes effect this summer and requires cities and counties to sell surrendered weapons instead of destroying them.

That basically bars police and supporters of the events from accomplishing their key goal, cutting the number of guns on the streets, and police likely would not participate.

"It would be counterproductive of us to be involved in a program where we would buy guns only to sell them back," Phoenix police spokesman Sgt. Steve Martos said. "I don't know if that would be a benefit to us." .................(more)

The complete piece is at: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/05/05/phoenix-arizona-gun-buyback_n_3219056.html?ncid=txtlnkushpmg00000037

[gtar100]

1. I can't help but think that gun nuts look at the 2nd Amendment

as the entirety of the Constitution. Other than throwing in something about free speech so they can spew whatever shit pops in their head about their right to own guns. That stuff about life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness in the DOI is really all about owning guns for them as well. Case in point... Brewer's actions are all about saving guns without any concern for the lives that are endangered by them.