"Joseph Gwinn" wrote in message
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"Ed Huntress" wrote:

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"Ed Huntress" wrote:

"Joseph Gwinn" wrote in message
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rangerssuck wrote:

On Jul 26, 1:21 am, Don Foreman
wrote:

Wull yah, and that's good news indeed! We don't need more gun
control legislation, we merely need to collect them from the
schoolyards and atmosphere more often.

And with that, this conversation has come completely full circle.
The
original post, if you remember was about a program in Newark, NJ to
do
just that. Collect the guns off the streets, at a price of $1k
each. I
think it's a good idea. You may or may not.

It isn't a good idea, no matter what one thinks of guns and gun
control.

The problem is simple economics -- there are at least 100 million
old
guns around, guns that cost no more than $100 to buy. With a 90%
profit
margin, the supply will be infinite, and Newark will go bankrupt
long
before the supply of guns is detectably affected, never mind
significantly.

Joe Gwinn

Not a problem, Joe. With every $1,000 gun bounty in Newark goes a 3-
to
5-year minimum prison sentence for the guy who had it. It kind of
discourages gaming the system.

Actually, that's worse -- it make planting evidence profitable. What a
way to eliminate a rival or settle a score.

Joe Gwinn

As I said early in this thread, you shouldn't have any trouble
recognizing
it -- unless you're so numb that someone can plant a handgun on you
without
your notice. g

It has been done, Ed. The classic way was to sneak the contraband into
a backpack or vehicle.

Let's explain something about Newark: The kind of people who the police are
after, the ones who are carrying illegal guns, are not carrying backpacks.
g

This is about gang-bangers on the street, Joe. The beat cops already know,
in most cases, who they're after. They need a justification to pat them
down.

Don't worry, law-abiding CCW-holding residents of Newark won't be
inconvenienced. All three or four of them are safe. d8-)

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Ed Huntress