Arizona Daily Star:"NRA's opposition to gun buyback is preposterous Our view:People blind to the...
damage firearms do must not go unchallenged"so safeway (where Giffords was shot) is doing a buyback. NRA claims guns must be resold, not destroyed.
no comment.
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http://azstarnet.com/news/opinion/editorial/nra-s-opposition-to-gun-buyback-is-preposterous/article_b5f8e0e8-e189-53ca-b5fe-bcb41efb0e81.html
end of editorial- (my bolds+ital)
Tucson City Attorney Mike Rankin disagrees and said TPD can legally destroy the guns.
But take note how Rathner uses the word "we" in his statement to the Star's Darren DaRonco, when talking about TPD destroying guns:
"If they destroy them, they will be in violation of state law," he said. "If they are in violation of state law, we will see them in a courtroom or we will change the law and have them sanctioned financially.
"If we can pass legislation faster, we'll pass a law that says we'll charge the city of Tucson and the Police Department some exorbitant amount of money for every firearm they destroy," he said. "We'll pursue it either through litigation or legislation."
The NRA's imperious attitude - "we'll pass a law" - is odious. The blatant assumption that Arizona lawmakers would do its bidding is an insult, even to legislators who agree with them.
Supporters of the gun-buyback program, and similar efforts, must make their sentiments known.
People and businesses that support community safety, as Safeway is doing, should know that their efforts are appreciated.
And it is up to Arizonans who do not agree with the NRA to make sure that our elected officials remember that they work for us, not the gun lobby.
Arizona Daily Star
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200 guns a day * 365 days a year * (50 states+ D.C.) = 3,732,000 guns.
even once a week- 200 guns * 52 weeks a year * 51 = 530,400 guns. not bad!
206 guns turned in at Tucson buyback event
Tucson police say the final tally on guns turned in at a buyback event was 206.
Those turning in the guns for destruction received $50 gift cards. Many of the weapons turned in were old and some didn't work.
The event organized by City Councilman Steve Kozachik was held in a police station parking lot on Tuesday, the second anniversary of the Tucson shooting that wounded Gabrielle Giffords.
Police say the serial number on one gun was obliterated and that it was set aside for further investigation.
http://azdailysun.com/news/state-and-regional/guns-turned-in-at-tucson-buyback-event/article_47c97f5a-151a-55d1-b404-868839f277d9.html
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Councilman Kozachik says the guns aren't being abandoned; they're being turned in voluntarily.
"This is about giving somebody the chance to say, 'Look I'm not comfortable having this weapon, here's an opportunity for me to just get rid of it in a proper manner,' " Kozachik says.
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says the NRA will ask for an accounting of every weapon turned in and then go to court to stop the firearms from being destroyed. If that doesn't work, Rathner says they'll change the law.
"We just go back and we tweak it and tune it up, and we work with our friends in the Legislature and fix it so they can't do it," Rathner adds.
At the gun buyback, gun-rights advocates held signs reading "Cash For Guns" and "Pay Double for Your Guns." As cars pulled into the parking lot, they asked drivers if they wanted to sell their guns privately rather than turn them in. There were few takers.
http://www.npr.org/2013/01/09/168926749/nra-vows-to-stop-tuscon-from-destroying-guns
what a bunch of maroons! 
