and that small gift? Well, this handy sign to post in your front yard of course...
Posted on 11/15/2015 6:07:11 PM PST by markomalley
A North Carolina town encouraged residents to sign a nonviolence pledge and turn in unwanted firearms Saturday.
According to the Greensboro News & Record, the Greensboro Police Department collected all guns that have been cleaned and unloaded from anyone at least 18-years-old during the weekend event. The police department also accepted guns anonymously.
Residents were encouraged to sign the “Pledge of Nonviolence” and relinquish any unwanted handguns, rifles, shotguns and ammunition to the police Saturday at the Destiny Christian Center. Guns will be checked to see if they had been lost or stolen; if so, those guns will be returned to their rightful owner, the News & Record reported.
“Violence is on the rise somewhat in our community,” Deputy Police Chief James Hinson told WXII-TV. “A lot of that violence is centered around handguns and aggravated assaults. And the ultimate goal is to reduce violence in our community so that our citizens can feel safe when they go out and just continue to improve the overall image of our city.”
WGHP-TV reported that the first 1,000 Greensboro residents to sign the pledge would receive a small gift. However, there is no compensation — including monetary — for turning in firearms.
Greensboro citizens who could not attend Saturday’s event can still turn over their weapons to the police department at anytime by calling the department’s non-emergency phone number, according to the News & Record.
I assume the PD will also sign the pledge and turn in their guns.
So I guess the 17-and-under crowd can hang on to theirs. Whew!
I am coming to understand that this id a great idea. And I am serious.
The ONLY people that would do this are liberal idiots that no one in their right mind wants having guns because clearly they aren’t mentally stable if they WOULD do this. Fewer prozaced liberals to go postal with weapons.
Some police are really misinformed and misguided. Have they “turned in” their guns? Fools.
It reminds me of: “IN MY COLD DEAD HANDS”...NEVER will I turn over my weapons....maybe bacon grease, but nothing else....
“police department also accepted guns anonymously.”
Turn in that gun you used to murder someone. After a thorough cleaning, of course.
“http://www.wxii12.com/news/triad-police-holding-gun-turnin-this-weekend/36428862";
Might have known, The “chief” is a Holder’s Person. Definitely NOT out of the mold of Sheriff Clarke of Milwaukee, WI.
And how many ISIS creeps are they accepting?
'From my cold dead hands.'
Greensbarrio ping!
They will be fitted with the Instrument of Obedience!
“Pledge of Nonviolenceâ€
sounds like a slogan the nazis would have used to get guns.
Thank You....I wished he was still here...he was a great man...RIP ....
We don’t have those in Texas, thank God.
Get in line to see if there is something you may want to buy from an unsuspecting stupid lib.
Note that they are requesting *unwanted* firearms.
Criminals want their guns, need them for committing crimes.
Law abiding citizens want their guns to protect themselves from the criminals that don’t have any “unwanted” guns.
This story is so stupid as to be offensive for that reason alone.
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