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84. I'm not sure buy backs were a good idea to begin with...

Tue Apr 30, 2013, 10:59 PM

Apr 2013

I'll never forget a front page article of the St. Louis Post Dispatch probably around 91 or 92 announcing that $10,000 had been used to buy back about 1200 weapons of various sorts.
Then on page 11 where the National and International news started... there was an article announcing that the U.S. Department of Commerce had just approved the import of 100,000 hand guns from China.

The whole thing is an insane mess. China is also our 6th biggest customer for military weapons (what type I don't know) while we publically criticize their human rights record.

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Arizona Gov. Jan Brewer Signs Bill Banning Destruction Of Guns Surrendered At Buyback Events [View all] Purveyor Apr 2013 OP

That's real gun worship for ya! nt MrScorpio Apr 2013 #1

Can't kill a gun. Guns kill people. Cha Apr 2013 #7

She's right of course! Turbineguy Apr 2013 #2

Oh FFS Mz Pip Apr 2013 #3

+1 sakabatou Apr 2013 #39

+1 n/t tammywammy Apr 2013 #59

Corporations are "people", and ... Plucketeer Apr 2013 #68

Four people to vote out of office ASAP: Brewer, Bachmann, Walker, Gohmert... Tx4obama Apr 2013 #4

The four horse's asses of the apocalypse nt Xipe Totec Apr 2013 #10

This should be a t-shirt Android3.14 Apr 2013 #47

Brewer is term limited. former9thward Apr 2013 #61

How much longer in office? efhmc Apr 2013 #71

Jan. 2015 former9thward Apr 2013 #72

WHAT BULLSHIT! elleng Apr 2013 #5

Buying weapons only to resell them and buy them back again kiranon Apr 2013 #6

Of course, it is designed to kill buy backs. SunSeeker Apr 2013 #14

I'm not sure buy backs were a good idea to begin with... rwsanders Apr 2013 #84

Gun nuts' mastubatory fantasies come true. onehandle Apr 2013 #8

My contempt for this woman knows no bounds. crim son Apr 2013 #9

Maybe Gov. Brewer has a favorite South American rebel group in mind? nt Poll_Blind Apr 2013 #11

What of the scam perpetrated on the owners who turned them in? They didn't expect this. freshwest Apr 2013 #12

Well as far as the owners are concerned Riftaxe Apr 2013 #30

Why do you disparage them? freshwest Apr 2013 #36

Funny, someone who has spelling mistakes in a post former9thward Apr 2013 #62

Why waste a gun when a gun can still waste people? hay rick Apr 2013 #13

You have to understand ThoughtCriminal Apr 2013 #15

What a Pro-Life concept. I wonder if they'll extend their beliefs to bullets and bombs next. freshwest Apr 2013 #38

Guns Don't Kill People! Guns are People! Wolf Frankula May 2013 #86

This message was self-deleted by its author guyton Apr 2013 #16

OR, just move them across state lines and melt them down Coyotl Apr 2013 #34

Lawd, yes. Don't let 'em kidnap those little babies! freshwest Apr 2013 #43

good luck continuing step 3 on the inside. TheMadMonk Apr 2013 #35

This message was self-deleted by its author guyton Apr 2013 #40

very simple to enforce . any agency of the state that ... quadrature Apr 2013 #49

That's just ugly! sheshe2 Apr 2013 #17

From a public-safety perspective, there's no difference whether the firearms are destroyed petronius Apr 2013 #18

I'm sure she'd... bobclark86 Apr 2013 #26

Even then....it means less Half-Century Man Apr 2013 #37

Shouldn't their philosophy be, if I pay for the Gun I now own it so I can do anything I want with it MiniMe Apr 2013 #19

What's Wrong With These People? colsohlibgal Apr 2013 #20

They still enjoy the stories about Grandpa killing Indians, Coyotl Apr 2013 #31

the single stupidest fucking thing I've heard in...well, quite a while. pnwest Apr 2013 #21

Well let me honor you with something from AZ that is much stupider grantcart Apr 2013 #64

omg....... and people in other threads dare to give me a hard time when I pnwest Apr 2013 #67

I just moved to Tucson, and quite like it. grantcart Apr 2013 #70

I could not agree more ... I am honeltly thinking of leaving the country. I've had enough. YOHABLO Apr 2013 #73

I used to vacation in AZ every year. Bette Noir Apr 2013 #22

Thats fine! Lets do it her way! Veilex Apr 2013 #23

That's destroyed... bobclark86 Apr 2013 #25

One person's destroyed Veilex Apr 2013 #28

Yeah, but remember... bobclark86 Apr 2013 #29

Then bury them in a pit somewhere... n/t EC Apr 2013 #24

Well then, encase them in carbonite! DeSwiss Apr 2013 #27

They should just build an altar with them. blackspade Apr 2013 #32

Boycott Arizona! Coyotl Apr 2013 #33

a travel boycott will hurt liberal areas more than conservative areas Mosby Apr 2013 #60

I guess you have never been to AZ Coyotl Apr 2013 #63

Your reply didn't address anything I said. nt Mosby Apr 2013 #65

I thought the gun makers wanted to make and sell more guns ErikJ Apr 2013 #41

dumb shit PD Turk Apr 2013 #42

Next up...Governor Brewer gives amnesty to two guns. chelsea0011 Apr 2013 #44

It's hard to believe the "buyback" guns are worth much JustABozoOnThisBus Apr 2013 #45

Never know what might turn up PuffedMica Apr 2013 #48

most of the time PD Turk May 2013 #85

my god the gun lovers are bunch of fucking morons. bowens43 Apr 2013 #46

Does the bill dictate the price? If not, sell them unreasonably high. bloomington-lib Apr 2013 #50

Wow, Jan takes crazy to a whole new level. City Lights Apr 2013 #51

She really is nuts, isn't she? Myrina Apr 2013 #52

??? heaven05 Apr 2013 #53

Man offers to destroy guns for free HockeyMom Apr 2013 #54

OMG, the uproar really suggests gun worship AZ Progressive Apr 2013 #79

Little Miz"Second Amendment Solution" strikes again. Paladin Apr 2013 #55

That border state must have a great used junk gun market. Sunlei Apr 2013 #56

why does that scene from Monty Python's "Meaning of Life" where Javaman Apr 2013 #57

This quote caught my eye LannyDeVaney Apr 2013 #58

Easy loophole. "Sell" the guns to a firearms disposal company. mwooldri Apr 2013 #66

USED GUNS for SALE! Git your slightly used guns here! WHy pay for new? benld74 Apr 2013 #69

Seems like even the NRA would be against this. Captain Stern Apr 2013 #74

Shouldn't it be up to the people turning in their guns to decide what they want done with the guns? kelliekat44 Apr 2013 #75

She gives good weather a bad name BeyondGeography Apr 2013 #76

the reason wet.hen88 Apr 2013 #77

"...keep weapons owners no longer want off the streets." Jenoch Apr 2013 #78

buy back fiasco umt9 Apr 2013 #80

Those guns must live so they can kill Botany Apr 2013 #81

Aren't these the same people that want a "Nanny State" Norbert Apr 2013 #82

SICK! SoapBox Apr 2013 #83

Wow I'm shocked..... lupine25 May 2013 #87

And in other news: Every child in Arizona is amply fed, educated, healthy, and loved! VPStoltz May 2013 #88