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243 guns turned in at Portland event (OR)
nwcn.com ^ | 10 April, 2011 | Wayne Havrelly

Posted on 04/11/2011 5:21:31 AM PDT by marktwain

PORTLAND -- Ceasefire Oregon collected 243 guns Saturday at a turn-in event at Portland’s Memorial Coliseum.

The group worked with the newly reinstated Portland Police gun task force to host the event.

The firearms collected Saturday were given to police and will be destroyed.

For each gun turned in, the owner received a $50 Fred Meyer gift card.

Helen Carons and Andrew Perez, who attended the event, were both affected by gun violence two years ago when Perez accidentally shot Carons' son.

"I just want to thank everyone for turning in their guns,” Carons said. “I really do appreciate it. My son, Nash, appreciates it. Hopefully it will save a life or two.”

Protesters stood on a nearby curb with signs saying they would buy the guns. They said they believe guns should not be destroyed.


TOPICS: Crime/Corruption; Culture/Society; Government; US: Oregon
KEYWORDS: banglist; bluezones; buy; gun; or
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To: from occupied ga
I hope you have no expectation that merely conspiring to deprive citizens of their constitutional rights will be prosecuted.

If guys like Alan Gottlieb and the Second Amendment Foundation were smart, they'd find some black dude (to neutralize the 'racist' thing) who gave up his gun to the police but otherwise has a clean record, and use him to SUE, SUE, SUE. Sue, baby, sue.

21 posted on 04/11/2011 6:18:32 AM PDT by backwoods-engineer (Any politician who holds that the state accords rights is an oathbreaker and an "enemy... domestic.")
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To: albie

“...when Perez accidentally shot Carons’ son”.

Lucky Perez didn’t accidentally back over her son with his car or we would be subjected to stories about “car violence”.


22 posted on 04/11/2011 6:23:31 AM PDT by Hacklehead (Liberalism is the art of taking what works, breaking it, and then blaming conservatives.)
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To: marktwain
For each gun turned in, the owner received a $50 Fred Meyer gift card.

Damn. I wish I could have been up the street with first right of refusal. Hey, buddy, I'll give you $50 and a coupon for a Big Mac, or tofu burger, whichever...

23 posted on 04/11/2011 6:32:43 AM PDT by IYAS9YAS (Rose, there's a Messerschmit in the kitchen. Clean it up, will ya?)
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To: ButThreeLeftsDo
Too bad they didn’t have a turn-in-a-moron event....

In Portland? Holy carp, where would you put everyone? Just rope off the majority of the city.

24 posted on 04/11/2011 6:34:13 AM PDT by IYAS9YAS (Rose, there's a Messerschmit in the kitchen. Clean it up, will ya?)
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To: backwoods-engineer
If guys like Alan Gottlieb and the Second Amendment Foundation were smart, they'd find some black dude (to neutralize the 'racist' thing) who gave up his gun to the police but otherwise has a clean record, and use him to SUE, SUE, SUE. Sue, baby, sue.

Perhaps, but the police couldn't care less if they're sued. They don't pay, the taxpayers pay. The only way to curb police abuses is criminal prosecution and conviction of the individual police responsible for the criminal actions commited under the color of law. Unfortunately this almost never happens. Look at Chris Braga, Lon Hourouchi, etc.

25 posted on 04/11/2011 6:44:27 AM PDT by from occupied ga (Your most dangerous enemy is your own government,)
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To: marktwain
I've got a broken old single-shot 12 gauge that I've held onto since the early 1980's just for an opportunity like this. I only paid $50 for it when I bought it new.

If some liberal was stupid enough to buy it "back" from me for $50, I'd jump at it.

26 posted on 04/11/2011 7:26:38 AM PDT by Kenton (Just my $0.02 worth...)
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To: marktwain
Years ago I read of a gun buyback in which a widow woman turned in her deceased husband's two guns, a mint condition 1911 .45 auto and a 1903 Springfield.

The cop recognized them as collector's items and suggested she have them appraised as they were extremely valuable.

The cop was reprimanded for letting these guns “escape” their turn in.

27 posted on 04/11/2011 7:38:34 AM PDT by Ruy Dias de Bivar (Click my name. See my home page, if you dare!)
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To: backwoods-engineer

Sue? For what? Voluntarily giving away personal property?

If the police forcibly “TOOK” someones otherwise legally possessed firearm, then a suit may be in order.

These are either feel good morons thinking they are doing some “good” or shady types legally relieveing themselves of illegal arms, not reasonable citizens being forced into something.

best;


28 posted on 04/11/2011 11:26:32 AM PDT by Manly Warrior (US ARMY (Ret), "No Free Lunches for the Dogs of War" (my spelling is generally korrect!))
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To: marktwain
For each gun turned in, the owner received a $50 Fred Meyer gift card.

Does Fred sell ammo?

29 posted on 04/11/2011 3:12:40 PM PDT by archy (I'd give my right arm to be ambidextrous!)
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To: archy

Yup


30 posted on 04/11/2011 8:57:39 PM PDT by rogator
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To: mad_as_he$$

Every time Portland does this, Lars Larson gets on his show and tells people to go down there and buy the good guns before thhe cops do. And they do. Some real treasures have been saved, and bargains found.


31 posted on 04/12/2011 10:01:01 AM PDT by gundog (Help us, Nairobi-Wan Kenobi...you're our only hope.)
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To: archy
Does Fred sell ammo?

For Diasy and Crosman. Local store closed out ammo years ago...at great prices.

32 posted on 04/12/2011 10:03:04 AM PDT by gundog (Help us, Nairobi-Wan Kenobi...you're our only hope.)
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To: marktwain
So, if the guy “accidentally” pushed his son off a cliff would the Liberals be trying to fill up the Grand Canyon?
33 posted on 04/12/2011 10:08:48 AM PDT by Kickass Conservative (If Obama was a tree, what kind of a tree would he be?)
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To: spitter
Unbelievable!! Some people are unteachable!!!

And they vote.

34 posted on 04/12/2011 10:12:34 AM PDT by Allegra (Hey! Stop looking at my tagline like that.)
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To: marktwain

So, Ceasefire is now operating as an FFL without a license as are the Portland PD.

Someone in that local should file a criminal complaint.


35 posted on 04/12/2011 10:17:57 AM PDT by BCR #226 (07/02 SOT www.extremefirepower.com...The BS stops when the hammer drops.)
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To: gundog
Kewl. Lars is a good guy and very well informed.
36 posted on 04/12/2011 11:02:28 AM PDT by mad_as_he$$
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To: marktwain

I would give $50 cash.


37 posted on 04/12/2011 6:13:23 PM PDT by scott7278 ("...I have not changed Congress and how it operates the way I would have liked..." - BHO)
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