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Honeycombe8

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7. Rachel is talking about the buy-back program right now. New Jersey program...

Reply to Honeycombe8 (Original post)

Wed Dec 19, 2012, 10:23 PM

Dec 2012

Also Oakland and San Francisco. Each gun returned in CA for $200. These programs were wildly successful.

The guns will be melted and turned into non-deadly things, like park benches.

The buy-back programs were funded by private groups.

Brooklyn NY is doing it today. More than 130 guns were turned in today.

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Banning certain magazines & clips & ammo AND a buy-back program [View all] Honeycombe8 Dec 2012 OP

Please explain the distinction between what you mean by "assault weapons" vs. "semi-automatics" slackmaster Dec 2012 #1

I'm no expert. But as you point out.... Honeycombe8 Dec 2012 #2

The distinction is not as clear as you seem to believe, but all "AWs" were semiautomatic by law slackmaster Dec 2012 #5

Since everyone defines the term differently, let me throw in my frame. backscatter712 Dec 2012 #9

Every semiautomatic firearm shoots as fast as the operator can move the trigger slackmaster Dec 2012 #14

assault weapon ban? winetourdriver Dec 2012 #3

Lets take the rest of our rights back to those times ProgressiveProfessor Dec 2012 #4

This message was self-deleted by its author winetourdriver Dec 2012 #8

Why would we take the rest of our rights back to those times? JaneyVee Dec 2012 #10

If a very clever gunsmith in the 1780s had managed to craft a semiautomatic breech-loader... slackmaster Dec 2012 #6

Rachel is talking about the buy-back program right now. New Jersey program... Honeycombe8 Dec 2012 #7

That certainly seems to work for small, cheap handguns. Lizzie Poppet Dec 2012 #11

True. I love your avatar. Bride of Frankenstein? nt Honeycombe8 Dec 2012 #12

Yep! Lizzie Poppet Dec 2012 #13