Over the weekend, Los Angeles held its annual gun “buyback” program for the eighth consecutive year. Mayor Garcetti always loves to talk up this event, claiming that it’s an important piece of the puzzle in terms of reducing gun violence. This year was no different and he was quick to sing the praises of the program to the local media. Of course, the underlying reality is considerably different than the sunny outlook being touted by the Mayor. And when you look at the specific issues that the LAPD is currently dealing with, along with the lack of details provided by City Hall, the entire idea seems to fall apart a bit. (CBS Los Angeles)
Saturday marked the eighth year of the gun buy back program held by Mayor Garcetti’s office and run by the LAPD.
The program was hosted at three locations across Los Angeles from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m.
“I really had no need for them so I just thought I’d get a little extra cash for the holidays,” said Jeffrey Bailey, a Gardena resident who participated in the program on Saturday.
How many guns were actually turned in aside from the ones given by the subject of that interview? We don’t know because they aren’t saying.
This article was sourced from Hot Air
