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AndyS

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3. The article did not say but given the orgs involved I suspect they will.

Reply to getagrip_already (Reply #2)

Sun Aug 21, 2022, 01:47 PM

Aug 2022

As the NAACP director said the whole point was to get guns off the street, to reduce the shear number of guns in circulation. Guns that may be stolen or sold into the black market and enter the crime stream.

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Excellent! 👏👏👏👏 SheltieLover Aug 2022 #1

Will the guns be destroyed? getagrip_already Aug 2022 #2

The article did not say but given the orgs involved I suspect they will. AndyS Aug 2022 #3

they could sell them for scrap. mopinko Aug 2022 #4

"Stored or sold on the open market" sl8 Aug 2022 #5

Give em to Ukraine Traildogbob Aug 2022 #6

Now there's an idea. soldierant Aug 2022 #13

That's not getting them off the streets. OMGWTF Aug 2022 #7

exactly - wtf is the point? Locrian Aug 2022 #8

Actually, it is Warpy Aug 2022 #10

How are they making proceeds? IronLionZion Aug 2022 #9

Hopefully they don't take the money.... SergeStorms Aug 2022 #11

Nice!! n/t iluvtennis Aug 2022 #12