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Ptah

(33,492 posts)
Thu Mar 28, 2013, 11:08 PM Mar 2013

Group Plans To Hand Out Free Shotguns in High-Crime Tucson Neighborhoods

Political gadfly Shaun McClusky has a new plan: He wants to hand out free shotguns
in high-crime Tucson neighborhoods.

McClusky says the lucky recipients “will receive a cleaning kit, they’ll receive the shotgun,
they’ll receive slugs, they’ll go through a background check and they’ll also go through
the training class.”

The program is a local affiliate of the Armed Citizen Project, which launched in Houston
earlier this year.

McClusky says he’s already raised $12,000 in pledges for the program. With each “package”
costing about $350, that means he has enough money to hand out roughly three dozen
“single-shot, break-action shotguns,” says McClusky, who hopes to raise more money
to expand the program.


http://www.tucsonweekly.com/TheRange/archives/2013/03/26/group-plans-to-hand-out-free-shotguns-in-high-crime-tucson-neighborhoods

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When will the madness stop?

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Group Plans To Hand Out Free Shotguns in High-Crime Tucson Neighborhoods (Original Post) Ptah Mar 2013 OP
These assholes need to sued for wrongful death BainsBane Mar 2013 #1
that not uncommon. Niceguy1 Mar 2013 #2
More guns are not the answer. ellisonz Mar 2013 #3
You wouldn't be another gungeoneer making shit up, would you? SunSeeker Mar 2013 #4
flyer was posted at my place Niceguy1 Mar 2013 #5
I see. You've got nothing. SunSeeker Mar 2013 #7
Thank you for this. Squinch Mar 2013 #6
But Mark Kelly can't BUY a gun in Tucson. SunSeeker Mar 2013 #8

BainsBane

(54,786 posts)
1. These assholes need to sued for wrongful death
Thu Mar 28, 2013, 11:14 PM
Mar 2013

When those guns inevitably end up killing people. Manslaughter charges wouldn't be out of the question. I suspect their goal is to see as many people of color killed as possible. It's not an accident that most gun proponents are white folks living in rural areas, and Republicans to boot. These are the same people that lament the loss of their America because too many people of color vote. This is how they plan to win it back.

SunSeeker

(53,664 posts)
4. You wouldn't be another gungeoneer making shit up, would you?
Fri Mar 29, 2013, 02:17 AM
Mar 2013

Last edited Fri Mar 29, 2013, 10:57 AM - Edit history (1)

I Googled "police gun raffle" and other than that idiot New Hampshire Police Chiefs' ASSOCIATION, which is facing a storm of criticism for a planned raffle this May where the first prize is an AR-15, I did not find any actual police DEPARTMENTS raffling off handguns.

Police department are doing just the opposite; they are doing buybacks, like here in Los Angeles.

"Gun buyback program in Los Angles takes 2,000 weapons off the streets - including two rocket propelled grenade launchers"
http://www.nydailynews.com/news/national/rpgs-collected-los-angeles-gun-buyback-program-article-1.1229810

I would think anybody, especially police departments, giving away guns is very uncommon. Can you provide any link(s) substantiating what you just said?

Niceguy1

(2,467 posts)
5. flyer was posted at my place
Fri Mar 29, 2013, 02:41 AM
Mar 2013

Of employment here in CA. Commented about it and it was taken down the nexf day.

SunSeeker

(53,664 posts)
7. I see. You've got nothing.
Fri Mar 29, 2013, 10:55 AM
Mar 2013

Even if there really was such a flyer and it really advertised a police department gun raffle, the most rudimentary of Google searches would reveal that is far from "common." Hell, anyone not living under a rock could tell you that.

Outside the gungeon, we expect your assertions to be backed up and make sense. If you want to say insane stuff like that, go to your RKBA group. Don't come here and troll the Gun Control Reform Activism group.

SunSeeker

(53,664 posts)
8. But Mark Kelly can't BUY a gun in Tucson.
Fri Mar 29, 2013, 11:02 AM
Mar 2013

Wonder if Ol' Shaun McClusky will give Mark Kelly a shotgun? [rhetorical question]

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