Austin Does Gun Buyback
Posted by FirearmsTruth on June 5, 2010 · Leave a Comment
Texas is one of the last places we’d expect to see a gun buyback, and according to The Dallas Morning News, this isn’t entirely about the misguided notion of “getting guns off the streets.” The paper notes that Austin Police Chief Art Acevedo is to reduce gun violence, but is also to aid families that don’t know what to do with a gun, quoting him as saying:
“This is not about trying to diminish someone’s Second Amendment right, and it’s not about us telling people they shouldn’t own a gun. This program is for people who are too old to operate a gun or for people who no longer wish to have a gun in their home.”
Well, this is upsetting, because the paper added that most guns would end up being destroyed. We must question whether valuable items will be practically given away for a $100 gift card, and we further ponder how much history could also be destroyed – especially in Texas, where guns helped tame the once savage land.
