The Guardian Plan

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Originally Posted by mommytoMR.FACE

I love this: Baltimore gun buyback takes in 460 guns in wake of Conn. shooting - Baltimore Sun


In total, 461 guns were turned in and for each firearm turned in, the person received a $100 Kliens/Shoprite grocery store gift card.

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The only guns that get turned in for buyback programs are those that are junk and only worth the amount they get.

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“The guns typically surrendered in gun buy-backs are those that are least likely to be used in criminal activities,” the report says. “Old, malfunctioning guns whose resale value is less than the reward offered in buy-back programs or guns owned by individuals who derive little value from the possession of guns (e.g. those who have inherited guns).”

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http://usnews.nbcnews.com/_news/2012...-the-idea?lite

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Originally Posted by ethanwinfield

We should be able to install a findmyiphone or LoJack on guns. Not something that can be activated willy-nilly, but if my car or iPad get stolen, I have at least something to help me find it. Is there anything for firearms?

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A gun is not an electronic device. What are they going to attach a GPS chip with scotch tape?

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Originally Posted by AlyssaEimers

I would say this mentality right here is what is causing gun supporters to go out in droves and buy guns. Because even if for chance this could be passed, It would have to be grandfathered in, allowing the currently owned guns to be kept, but putting restrictions on new sales.

(Not saying what I do or do not agree with, just what I think the reason in the current spike in sales is.)

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Right. Stockpiling against those who have no guns. I don't find that healthy or Christian.

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Originally Posted by Potter75

Right. Stockpiling against those who have no guns. I don't find that healthy or Christian.

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Or more like stockpiling against the criminals who already have guns.

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Originally Posted by AlyssaEimers

I do not believe it is the NRA that has caused the spike in gun sales because they were selling out before the NRA even made a statement. I believe it is the talk of making guns harder to get. Like a "get it while you still can" mentality. A much more light hearted example would be When Twinkies were no longer going to be made, people who had not eaten them in years went out and bought them in bulk. I personally know several people IRL who have never owned a gun in their life, have gone out and bought a gun in the last few weeks. It was not because of the NRA, but because they were afraid they would loose the ability to buy one in the future.

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your personal experience may be true but is belied by the article that sapphire sunset posted stating that it is overwhelmingly gun owners getting more guns. Of course there are terrified and uneducated outliers.

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Originally Posted by GloriaInTX

Or more like stockpiling against the criminals who already have guns.

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Right, like to protect you against the recent spate of crimes by those who have legally purchased their weapons. Nancy's stockpile helped her out a lot, huh? Or wait, did it help murder babies? Explain it to me.

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Originally Posted by Potter75

A actually meant to write : have not read the 2nd amendment- or could not correctly apply its relevancy to today. But as an aside I would be curious as to how gun owners (legal and illegal ) compare in terms of literacy to non gun owning Americans.

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Originally Posted by Potter75

your personal experience may be true but is belied by the article that sapphire sunset posted stating that it is overwhelmingly gun owners getting more guns. Of course there are terrified and uneducated outliers.

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Sorry your theory about uneducated gun owners is incorrect.

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Who are all these gun owners? Are they the uneducated poor, left behind? It turns out they have the same level of formal education as nongun owners, on average. Furthermore, they earn 32% more per year than nonowners. Americans with guns are neither a small nor downtrodden group.

Nor are they “bitter.” In 2006, 36% of gun owners said they were “very happy,” while 9% were “not too happy.” Meanwhile, only 30% of people without guns were very happy, and 16% were not too happy.

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Gun Owners Not Uneducated, Poor, or Bitter

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Originally Posted by Potter75

Right, like to protect you against the recent spate of crimes by those who have legally purchased their weapons. Nancy's stockpile helped her out a lot, huh? Or wait, did it help murder babies? Explain it to me.

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Since she was murdered sleeping in her bed no they didn't help her much, but they sure could have helped if that superintendent that tried to stop him from coming in the door had one.

The idea that gun owners are uneducated or illiterate is completely judgmental and false.
It is also a false assertion that people that are out buying guns are "stockpiling' My dad went a got 2 new guns (hunting rifles) that he has been wanting to buy. His fear is that the prices will go up when bans or new laws are put into place, he is not planning on stockpiling to use on others with no guns

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Originally Posted by GloriaInTX

Since she was murdered sleeping in her bed no they didn't help her much, but they sure could have helped if that superintendent that tried to stop him from coming in the door had one.

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Murdered with her own legally purchased guns, you mean?