http://slog.thestranger.com/slog/archives/2013/01/28/seattle-gun-buyback-collected-716-weapons-in-under-three-hours Comments On: Seattle Gun Buyback Collected 716 Weapons in Under Three Hours by Goldy en-us Copyright 2013 The Stranger. All rights reserved. This RSS file is offered to individuals, The Stranger readers, and non-commercial organizations only. Any commercial websites wishing to use this RSS file, please contact The Stranger. webmaster@thestranger.com (The Stranger Webmaster) Fri, 24 May 2013 00:00:01 -0700 Fri, 24 May 2013 05:15:00 -0700 Foundation http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss From the Greek hoplon, or weapon, is defined as the "fear of firearms" or alternatively, an irrational fear of weapons in general, and describes a specific phobia.

Ya'll need to seek help. Ya gots issues...
Posted by GeneStoner]]> Fri, 01 Feb 2013 19:07:19 -0800 The Stranger Posted by birm2831]]> Thu, 31 Jan 2013 17:41:20 -0800 The Stranger
Thank you for destroying a valuable family heirloom and a piece of United States history that was used to fight Fascism. Poor old soldier is probably spinning in his grave.

@35
We netter a PolyTech Legend, a pre '32 Browning Auto 5, a WWII era Star 9mm with no import marks (probably a vet bring back) and a High Standard Sport king from the early 50s.

All are collectable, historical and antique firearms, pieces of American History saved from the furnaces of those who would deny us our rights.
Posted by Cascadian Bacon]]> Tue, 29 Jan 2013 20:57:38 -0800 The Stranger Posted by Emily68]]> Tue, 29 Jan 2013 07:49:04 -0800 The Stranger
But no one can take the NRA-type arguments seriously. Posing as a pseudoexpert in firearms and then repeating that boring talking point doesn't ingratiate anybody to your views.
Posted by dirac]]> Tue, 29 Jan 2013 07:43:25 -0800 The Stranger Any working "assault" weapons would fetch big bucks, even at a pawn shop.
Posted by Theo167]]> Tue, 29 Jan 2013 06:45:27 -0800 The Stranger Posted by MisterAdeline]]> Tue, 29 Jan 2013 01:29:25 -0800 The Stranger Posted by sirkowski]]> Mon, 28 Jan 2013 20:01:01 -0800 The Stranger
As for "you guys predicted nobody would show up for the buyback."

I don't remember anybody actually predicting that. I remember a lot of people predicting that it would be completely ineffective in preventing shootings.

How many hours was it between the buyback and the Twilight Exit shooting?
Posted by GermanSausage]]> Mon, 28 Jan 2013 16:12:22 -0800 The Stranger
In the sense that true believers will sit in a circle jerk for years to come telling each other that Benghazi was a huge scandal? And nobody else will be listening because it's not?

Nobody thinks you have a point about this missile launcher. Just like nobody thought you had a point about defining assault weapons. Or whether you say "magazine" or "clip". Nobody's biting. You got nothing.
Posted by Ph'nglui mglw'nafh Cthulhu R'lyeh wgah'nagl fhtagn]]> Mon, 28 Jan 2013 16:05:54 -0800 The Stranger Posted by GermanSausage]]> Mon, 28 Jan 2013 15:51:44 -0800 The Stranger
Did someone really turn in a street sweeper for 200 bucks?

http://www.gunbroker.com/Auction/ViewIte…
Posted by Shit for brains]]> Mon, 28 Jan 2013 15:31:49 -0800 The Stranger
I can see you guys are going to cling to this to your dying day. It's your Benghazi scandal. Great.

Just remember you guys predicted nobody would show up for the gun buyback, and that all the guns that did get brought in would be junk. As if having unreliable guns floating around was a good thing. Whatever. Your predictions were wrong in every way.

The next gun buyback will be even better funded, and will be just as successful. The gun dorks on the sidewalk will be poster children to help pass universal background checks. You will make several more predictions before all of this comes to pass, and you will be just as wrong as you were about this.
Posted by Ph'nglui mglw'nafh Cthulhu R'lyeh wgah'nagl fhtagn]]> Mon, 28 Jan 2013 15:24:17 -0800 The Stranger Posted by randoma]]> Mon, 28 Jan 2013 15:07:40 -0800 The Stranger
I guess if you hit somebody over the head with it...
Posted by GermanSausage]]> Mon, 28 Jan 2013 14:36:15 -0800 The Stranger
How much do you bet that some of those scopes end up in police hands...
Posted by You uttholes]]> Mon, 28 Jan 2013 13:39:16 -0800 The Stranger
If you don't need the motivation of a few bucks in your pocket, the police are probably a good bet- although 'No questions asked' is probably off the table.
Posted by Chris Jury]]> Mon, 28 Jan 2013 13:29:37 -0800 The Stranger It does not matter what you've been told.
Do you see the YELLOW writing on the "stinger"?
That means that it is completely inert.
While it may have had a missile it is just as likely that it did not and was constructed as a "dummy".

Even if it had a missile and was fired, it still had to be turned in and rendered inert (all useful electronics and any firing capabilities removed) before it was repainted and issued as a training "dummy".

Which is why it is so funny that it is front and center with the yellow lettering prominently displayed.
Posted by fairly.unbalanced]]> Mon, 28 Jan 2013 13:26:35 -0800 The Stranger
You realize that if you asked, most of these private buyers were cpl holders which means they went through a background check more stringent than the one you go through to buy a new gun. They are likely way more responsible and law abiding than your resident drug addled seattlite.

It's called projection. You gun grabbers fear guns cause you believe you might kill a bunch of people if you had one. It is you that is scary.

People selling off their family heirlooms for an amazon card is disgusting.
Posted by Seattle sheep]]> Mon, 28 Jan 2013 13:16:42 -0800 The Stranger
How many weapons were sold to private parties, especially after the gift cards ran out?
Posted by CPN]]> Mon, 28 Jan 2013 13:12:08 -0800 The Stranger Posted by Mattini]]> Mon, 28 Jan 2013 12:52:49 -0800 The Stranger Posted by Lew Siffer]]> Mon, 28 Jan 2013 12:51:59 -0800 The Stranger Posted by Goldy]]> Mon, 28 Jan 2013 12:32:38 -0800 The Stranger
I don't care that they bought it, and I do not specifically want it on the streets, but we can at least be realistic about what it really is, and panicking about it is just silly.

You are quite the hammer aren't you, and everyone who does not agree with you immediately 100% is just a big nail, huh?
Posted by Theodore Gorath]]> Mon, 28 Jan 2013 12:27:47 -0800 The Stranger
Hundreds of people were turned away. The success of this event will attract more donations for future events. And it wasn't a prop. It was controlled military hardware, with the potential to cause public harm.

Maybe you could email your concern trolls to Jeff Bezos and the other rich donors and they will give your opinions all the attention they deserve. Perhaps you can convince them to spend their wealth on designer handbags and Italian sports cars instead of gun buybacks. What with you being so charming and sane. Look at how convincing your arguments have been on slog. Literally ones of people have been turned around by your wisdom.
Posted by Ph'nglui mglw'nafh Cthulhu R'lyeh wgah'nagl fhtagn]]> Mon, 28 Jan 2013 12:24:21 -0800 The Stranger