Baltimore Holds Buyback, Baltimore Sun Offers Biased Take

According to The Baltimore Sun about “150 guns” are “off the streets.” Bravo to the St. Gregory the Great Church and the St. Wenceslaus Churches, you’ve managed to make a lot of people feel good, while giving $50 for “regular” guns, and $100 for “semiautomatic weapons.”

In case you couldn’t tell, there is a bit of sarcasm in that previous paragraph. How does the reporter know these were ever “on the streets.” And the money give: $50 and $100 for firearms? Again, small change for items that could have been worth far more, and to the reporter at the Sun, what exactly is a “regular” gun versus a “semiautomatic weapon?” Is this a case where the reporter doesn’t really know firearms and thus wrote a piece that was confusing, and biased? Of course the fact that only one source is quoted, with a feel good quote at that, we can’t help but thinking this is so sugary and sweet without any actual bit.

“As we approach the season of peace and harmony, we hope this prompts people to think more about peace,” said Monsignor Damien Nalepa of St. Gregory.

This is a slap in the face to any soldier, any hunter, any collector, or just about anyone else who owns a firearm. Guns in themselves do not have to be violent items, and this quote suggests otherwise. While we hope this is a season of peace, the fact is that even men of the cloth shouldn’t demonize firearms.