Obviously, instead of the 'no questions asked' policy at these buy-backs, the police need to specify that only guns that would later be used in criminal activity are supposed to be turned in. Yeah, that's going to work.
Instead, they find it 'unfortunate' that funds freely given by the program are going to be used to "help introduce the next generation to shooting safely and responsibly."
July 1, 2012 (CHICAGO) -- A gun group is using its payout from Chicago's annual gun buy-back event to send children to a shooting camp -- a move that has been criticized by the city's police department.
Approximately 60 guns and several BB guns were given to police by the Champaign-based gun group Guns Save Life during the gun buy-back last week, the Chicago Sun-Times reports (http://bit.ly/MhqXuI).
The gun-group received $6,240 in gifts cards in exchange for the guns.
"This was rusty, non-firing junk that we turned in," said John Boch, president of the group. "We are redirecting funds from people who would work against the private ownership of firearms to help introduce the next generation to shooting safely and responsibly."
http://abclocal.go.com/wls/story?section=news%2Flocal&id=8720945
What is the point of rules that are not enforced?
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