Dallas has a gun for grocery gift card deal going on - hand over your gun and get a gift card. I see this as just the start...if the economy continues on a decline perhaps they will up the ante to make it look better. Other mayors and cities are looking at doing the same thing - if as people have said, their clergy are in sync with the State governments in this issue - look for more churces to start gently pressuring their flock to conform. There has been quite a bit of backlog with some types of ammo and the latest rumor is that shipments were being held up on purpose in advance of a total ban on specific types of ammunition. sammieswife.
Here's the news release from Dallas police today on their gun buy-back program at Reunion Arena. The gift certificates were for groceries.
Today during the Gun Buy Back Initiative at Reunion Arena, a total of 147 guns were turned in. This initiative began at 9:00 a.m. and continued until some time after noon. People with guns to turn in came in steadily. These guns included hand guns as well as rifles. Each person was given a $50 gift certificate for each gun turned in. We believe that today's effort was a success. We are sure that these 147 guns will never be used to hurt anyone. After the serial numbers on the guns are checked, they will be disposed of as required by law. -- Senior Corporal Janice M. Crowther