A shoulder-fired rocket launcher stands on end amidst a display 2,600 guns, including 700 that were illegal, that were turned in during a gun buyback program in Trenton, NJ, Jan. 29, 2013. (AP Photo/Mel Evans)
Mad Mike's America
Yesterday crazy republican Governor Jan Brewer, long a dear friend of the fanatic NRA, signed into law a bill forcing cities to sell any guns they buy back, in lieu of destroying them as has been policy, says Reuters. Curiously, the law doesn’t include any sort of penalty, in other words no one knows what would happen to cities that don’t comply with this ridiculous law.
Supporters of the NRA-backed measure say local governments were wasting money by not grabbing the revenue to be had by reselling the guns. But opponents say it sort of defeats the purpose of the popular program.
“This action by the governor is not only outrageous, but it is insensitive for us now to be putting these guns back on the streets,” one Democratic state senator fumed. “That’s just plain wrong.”
Yes, senator, it is wrong, but as long as the Republicans and the NRA own your state there’s little you’ll be able to do. It’s clearly what the people want.
When we talked abou this before, I said I wasn't necessarily opposed to it. Yet, I understand the point made by Peter Lake on Mad Mike's. Returning guns to the FFL gun dealers is kind of useless given the lack of proper gun control laws in Arizona. What do you think?
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