Comments on: Oakland gun buyback nets 20 handguns http://www.bloggernews.net/12697 High-quality English language analysis and editorial writing on the news. Thu, 26 Nov 2009 12:59:47 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.3.3 By: Gun Hunting » Blog Archive » Gun Hunting - Hellios Under The Gun #1 http://www.bloggernews.net/12697#comment-1140487 Gun Hunting » Blog Archive » Gun Hunting - Hellios Under The Gun #1 Sun, 19 Apr 2009 08:48:30 +0000 http://www.bloggernews.net/12697#comment-1140487 [...] Oakland gun buyback nets 20 handgunsBlogger News Network - 16 hours agoSomething like 85 percent of gun crimes and two-thirds of total homicides (gun and non-gun) are committed with handguns, and I would think a lot of the other … [...] […] Oakland gun buyback nets 20 handgunsBlogger News Network - 16 hours agoSomething like 85 percent of gun crimes and two-thirds of total homicides (gun and non-gun) are committed with handguns, and I would think a lot of the other … […]

]]> By: jgreen http://www.bloggernews.net/12697#comment-715 jgreen Tue, 05 Dec 2006 19:00:07 +0000 http://www.bloggernews.net/12697#comment-715 Wow. I just kind of came across this blog randomly, and I have to say you could not be more wrong. 36 guns down is 36 guns down. People being mugged don't know if a gun is "good" or not. Are you going to laugh as some guy sticks a pistol in your face and say "Well that's not a Smith & Wesson, it's a junk gun!" This program was virtually free of cost as the prizes were donated, and there's now 36 fewer weapons to be used in crimes. This kind of cynicism is why bloggers get a bad name. You've taken a positive effort and complained about minor shortcomings. Hope you never have the displeaure of having a gun held to your head. I know people who have had that happen - they didn't have time to figure out if it was a "junk" gun or not. Wow. I just kind of came across this blog randomly, and I have to say you could not be more wrong. 36 guns down is 36 guns down. People being mugged don’t know if a gun is “good” or not. Are you going to laugh as some guy sticks a pistol in your face and say “Well that’s not a Smith & Wesson, it’s a junk gun!” This program was virtually free of cost as the prizes were donated, and there’s now 36 fewer weapons to be used in crimes.

This kind of cynicism is why bloggers get a bad name. You’ve taken a positive effort and complained about minor shortcomings. Hope you never have the displeaure of having a gun held to your head. I know people who have had that happen - they didn’t have time to figure out if it was a “junk” gun or not.

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