Daily Archives: May 9, 2010

LA Gun Buy-Back Program Also a Failure

Posted on May 9, 2010 by Robert Farago

If you want to know why gun buy-back programs are a bad idea generally, I refer you to my previous post on Chicago’s “Don’t Kill a Dream, Save a Life Gun Turn-In” campaign. In this case, I’d like to highlight … Continue reading →

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Chicago Gun Buy-Back Program a Total Failure

Posted on May 9, 2010 by Robert Farago

The Chicago Sun-Times reports that the “Don’t Kill a Dream, Save a Life Gun Turn-In” program collected more than 4,000 weapons yesterday. “Police say they gathered 55 assault weapons, 660 replica weapons, more than 3,300 handguns — and two hand … Continue reading →

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“It is scary to think what blood bath could flow in this country if austerity measures were forced upon the people”

Posted on May 9, 2010 by Robert Farago

A letter to the editor from Zoher Bharmal, published in the Dallas News. Rioting over harsh austerity measures in Greece left three people dead. It is disgusting to see people of developed nations indulge in rioting over temporary austerity measures … Continue reading →

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