The Truth About Philly Po-Po’s Gun Room(PA)

The Truth About Guns ^ | 6 August, 2012 | Robert Farago

[marktwain]

The vast majority of guns that end up in police hands are not guns that have been used in crime. The majority are turned over voluntarily, with another large contingent that are confiscated illegally.

[theDentist]

Even if it isn’t it seems that Ms. Shea somehow forgot to ask the Philly Po-Po for a bit of background...

Po-Po? What is the author? 12 years old? Frikkin' fool.

[jagusafr]

“Legally speaking a law-abiding citizen can only shoot someone who poses an imminent, credible threat of death or grievous bodily harm. And the armed self-defender can only shoot to stop the threat. Not kill.”

Uh...the writer apparently hasn’t been down here in Texas. We can use deadly force to protect property and we aim for center mass (except those special ops types, who make sure by double-tapping).

[Joe 6-pack]

“On any given day, the room holds 7,000 to 10,000 guns...The volume is shocking. In a room with this many guns – dull, ugly man-made objects that exist only to extinguish life..."

So...how do the cops go in the room without dying?

[Ruy Dias de Bivar]

If they think that is bad they should look at the chamber of horrors that are in US Prisons. Handmade guns behind bars!

[Yashcheritsiy]

When Philly gets to the point that it needs to bail itself out of debt by having a fire sale on these, let me know, wudja?

[CrazyIvan]

I'm surprised the author doesn't claim that they come to
life at night and dance around the room celebrating all the
death and misery they cause.

[Paladin2]

They could build a ‘rat Wild West Gun Library/Museum to raise revenue.

[Paladin2]

Better than pig-pig.

[GladesGuru]

Guns pose a threat to the fine people in the City of Brotherly Loath. To help alleviate this risk to safety, I will accept all those guns shipped if to me post paid.

[Cicero]

dull, ugly man-made objects that exist only to extinguish life

Not true. When I was a kid, my cousin and I used to shoot tin cans with them.

[Rinnwald]

I'm surprised the author doesn't claim that they come to life at night and dance around the room celebrating all the death and misery they cause.

The Dementors that guard the room at night prevent that from happening.

[CrazyIvan]

Guns pose a threat to the fine people in the City of Brotherly Loath. To help alleviate this risk to safety, I will accept all those guns shipped if to me post paid.

Everyone knows that if you’re a Freeper you’ll probably just
lose them in a boating accident anyway.

[CrazyIvan]

The Dementors that guard the room at night prevent that from happening.

Can I get one of those for my gun safe?

[MrB]

And, I believe, at one point those objects were used to start a free country founded in individual liberty.

[ozzymandus]

I imagine every decent gun that gets thrown into that room eventually “disappears” into some cop’s collection.

[300winmag]

Guns pose a threat to the fine people in the City of Brotherly Loath. To help alleviate this risk to safety, I will accept all those guns shipped if to me post paid.

Most of those guns in the photo are cheap, not maintained well, and may be worth only the price of scrap steel. There's not a single "elite" AK47, M16, or high-tech "sniper rifle" in sight. One reason is that, even stolen, the "good stuff" demands premium prices. Second, the very best are skimmed off by the top cops, and their politician buddies.

The Detroit Police gun room looks like that, but they have a "pet AK47" than an officer proudly displays, so the camera doesn't spend too much time on all the rusty crap that makes up 99% of their "inventory".

"Crime guns" should be in a separate evidence vault, along with anything else involved in ongoing or completed cases. But the evidence vault appears to be haunted, because cash turns into counterfeit, drugs into flour, and weapons just vanish into thin air.

[FormerLib]

Yeah, when gun-haters tell me that guns are only for killing, I tell them I must be using them wrong since I’ve never killed (or even wounded) anything with any of my firearms. I have sent many paper and clay targets to their eternal rewards.

[Not now, Not ever!]

If this prissy little fool is all upset about these inanimate objects, (guns,) killing people, why isn’t she trying to ban cars?

[GladesGuru]

Apropos: “Most of those guns in the photo are cheap, not maintained well, and may be worth only the price of scrap steel.”

I know, which is why they pay the postage. However, FloriDUH Libtards hold gun buy backs.

Smiles evilly.

GG