Residents trade guns for groceries at San Fernando Valley gun buyback event

[DonP]

4. Shhhh, that upsets the control crowd

They like to think that all those turn ins are from gang members and have never been used in a shooting.

I was yelled at here a couple of years ago by the control guys, when I pointed out that "No Questions Asked" meant that they don't screen the guns by ballistics or by serial number for prior use in crimes. They just hand out the gift cards and dump them in a barrel.

No names, no addresses, just give them a gun, walk out with your gift card and you know it will be melted down in less than a week with great ceremony at Furnace #5 at the Inland Steel South Works. Maybe even used in a meaningful sculpture by a local anti gun artist.

(Unless of course a cop takes a liking to something like a 1st generation Colt, then it's likely to wind up in a sock drawer.)

And of course there is no record kept of who turned in the gun anyway, so even if they did it can't be traced back to the actual shooters. An easy way to get rid of a gun you just used to shoot up a rival gang, with no evidence to trace it back to you.

Of course if they start taking names and checking the turn ins, that's gonna dry up the PR value of the event the minute they announce they are taking names and checking serial numbers and ballistics.

Boy, did I get yelled at for harshing their mellow.