Confiscated Guns to be Destroyed Include “40 assault-style weapons”

The Los Angeles Times is reporting that “16,000 guns confiscated from criminals and collected from numerous gun buyback programs” will be destroyed and “recycled into steel rebar.” All that reporting is fine. What is interesting is this description:

“Back in March, an LAPD gun-buyback program that traded gift cards for firearms netted nearly 1,700 weapons, including 40 assault-style weapons and a rifle with a grenade launcher.

“The grenade launcher AR-15 rifle, which did not have a grenade in it, was delivered to the Los Angeles Police Department’s Topanga station over the weekend as officers across the city distributed gift cards in exchange for handguns, rifles and shotguns. The anonymous drop-off program netted AR-15s, Uzis and AK-47s.”

No mention is made that the grenade launcher isn’t something that can be bought at just any gun store, nor does it mention that it was likely stolen military hardware. Furthermore, the story neglects to point out that many of these guns are not of U.S. origin, namely the Uzis and AK-47s. But what is also interesting to note is that of nearly 1,700 firearms that were gathered, only about 40 were “assault-style weapons.”

Doesn’t the mainstream media try to paint a picture of assault weapons on every street corner? Clearly the number of assault weapons should be much higher, right?

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