Comments on: 716 guns netted at Seattle ‘buyback,’ report city, county leaders

By: mike

mike — Wed, 30 Jan 2013 05:00:43 +0000

Gun people are weird and should be ridiculed for fantastical but destructive beliefs. The should be ashamed and people should shame them.

By: onceachef

onceachef — Tue, 29 Jan 2013 23:21:42 +0000

As CSNY sang “paranoia strikes deep, into your heart it will creep”…CM, you might be the most paranoid person in this posting. Our government is going to disarm us and then kill us? You’ve got to be kidding!
No one in this posting, for or against gun legislation, will ever find the solution here. I will personally vote every chance I get for laws that make sense – background checks, waiting periods, strict licensing, trigger locks and the ban of all assault weapons & large ammo clips. Even with these qualifications, the 2nd Amendment is intact and essentially still viable.

By: Hey lady

Hey lady — Tue, 29 Jan 2013 15:04:43 +0000

Thank you to all involved!

By: G

Tue, 29 Jan 2013 07:38:45 +0000

It’s remarkable how quickly the gov’t went from a despised, even facist state in the minds of many, to a benign institution only there for our own good.

By: WsEd

WsEd — Tue, 29 Jan 2013 07:28:59 +0000

I am not trying to sound pro or anti fun here but has anyone considered that the people selling there guns at this event probably aren’t the ones you need to worry about.

By: Dave

Dave — Tue, 29 Jan 2013 04:47:12 +0000

No Jeff but they are the ones squealing the loudest, which influences policy and distorts facts ie. Fox News.

By: Jeff

Jeff — Tue, 29 Jan 2013 03:29:38 +0000

Onceachef, you are right it should be tougher. For example, in Washington state a juvenile had to be caught with a gun FIVE times before they have any consequences. I can’t think of anyone that would object to making that a first offense leading to time in juvie, but instead everyone wants to attack owners of silly rifles with Red Dawn delusions. They may be ridiculous, but they have next to nothing to do with the violent crime problem in this country.

By: WSB

WSB — Tue, 29 Jan 2013 03:18:35 +0000

For the person who asked about stolen guns – at least four, according to the Times:
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http://blogs.seattletimes.com/today/2013/01/seattle-already-planning-another-guy-buyback/

By: Yardvark

Yardvark — Tue, 29 Jan 2013 03:05:22 +0000

Thanks to everyone who made the buy back possible and such a success! You all rock.

By: onceachef

onceachef — Tue, 29 Jan 2013 02:55:31 +0000

Quoting T-Rex

“CM, I am with you all the way.

Want to know how messed up this country is? Obama may consider going around our Congress and Senate to make laws against the gun owner, but our existing state and federal laws allow the sexual predators of this country to be handed slaps on the wrist for abusing the children of our country.

What is wrong with this picture?”

What’s wrong with this picture is the way you interpret the attempt to curb gun-related deaths in this country vs. sexual predator laws. You use the old “Obama this, Obama that” argument, which is, at the very least, LAZY…it’s a soundbite from the NRA, which is mainly comprised of gun dealers and makers…the more they are allowed to make, the easier it is to get them, the better for them.
What if this happened? – we tighten and enhance our laws against sex predators…make the penalties really tough – can we then also make gun laws tougher (it should make sense using your argument)? Things have obviously changed since 1776 – it’s time to change our laws to coincide with modern times. I support the 2nd amendment but let’s start being reasonable – you don’t need an assault weapon or a large ammo clip – if the world comes to the point where were invaded and called to arms, then things can change…but that’s not going to happen. Stop standing on a principle that made sense 200+ years ago but no longer does.

By: matt

matt — Tue, 29 Jan 2013 02:43:12 +0000

So did any stolen guns make it to the buy back? Did any felons bring there illegally owned firearms? Really i would like to know. If you used this i hope it was to get more ammo for your other firearms.

By: NM

NM — Tue, 29 Jan 2013 02:30:21 +0000

very few assault style weapons on that table of theirs & some of them don’t even qualify using their logic… must have ran short, oh well nice try. If you want to give up your firearm then more power to you. Trade in your $1000.00 firearm for $100-$200 if it makes you feel like you are contributing to the solution. Good for you, it’s a personal choice we can make. I kept mine because it’s a hobby that I enjoy and also share with my friends and family. I even asked my wife the day of if she was interested… nope. So in short 716 mostly decrepit firearms were traded in, a handful of assault style weapons and one inert stinger tube missing its guidance/battery pack system. Sounds like a good haul. Bring on the next one, I will be at the range having fun. BTW paranoid gun nuts can you stop buying up all of the match grade .308 winchester ammunition already?

By: BrassyMomma

BrassyMomma — Tue, 29 Jan 2013 02:08:15 +0000

Um – my dad, who was a “Rifle Marksmanship Expert” badge-wearin Marine in Viet Nam would be really, really displeased at how the firearms are being displayed against the table…and even more so at the folks behind the table walking in front of the angle barrels.

He taught me very rifle is loaded – treat it as such.

By: B

Tue, 29 Jan 2013 01:54:18 +0000

Fair enough. If you look at their gun laws, they’re actually very sensible – but the NRA has fought against those kind of common-sense regulations for decades.

By: Morgan Junction Resident

Morgan Junction Resident — Tue, 29 Jan 2013 01:53:12 +0000

Stinger tubes can be reloaded. Thats the whole point of the weapon system on the battlefield. Carry lots of reloads and only one expensive launch system. This particular one is useless because it lacks not only a reload but also the target acquisition pack/trigger system. If you could actually buy one I’m sure the military would permanently disable it in a functional way. Drilled holes or electronics stripped out.