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Gun Control & RKBA

Nuclear Unicorn

(19,497 posts)

4. Why assume?

Reply to PoliticAverse (Reply #3)

Sat Jul 18, 2015, 08:09 AM

Jul 2015

If the people giving up the guns know they will be surrendered to the police I doubt any self-aware criminal would turn over evidence. So the program isn't really getting illegal guns off the street. That means only those who are not criminals are turning in guns; again, with no effect on guns being used in crimes.

But if the police are not examining the guns then evidence is being destroyed and criminals will not be held to account.

What then is the advantage?

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One Man is Crowdfunding an End to Gun Violence [View all] SecularMotion Jul 2015 OP

Ive always said I'm for gun guybacks Travis_0004 Jul 2015 #1

I wonder if any of the guns he's buying could be traced back to crimes and if so would that Nuclear Unicorn Jul 2015 #2

They apparently turn the guns over to the police who I assume do check them PoliticAverse Jul 2015 #3

Why assume? Nuclear Unicorn Jul 2015 #4

Actually no, the guns are not checked DonP Jul 2015 #6

Wow, so at least in Chicago the police will pay you to destroy evidence. n/t PoliticAverse Jul 2015 #7

They take the "No questions asked" thing seriously DonP Jul 2015 #9

once again drugs were involved Duckhunter935 Jul 2015 #5

Spicy SPAM® Rice Bites sarisataka Jul 2015 #8

This is a more complicated take-off of a fast & nasty FLA-Cuban dish. Eleanors38 Jul 2015 #10