We need politicians like this!!!!

**ReconLdr** · April 30th, 2013, 08:55 AM

http://abcnews.go.com/US/wireStory/a...igned-19070191

Ariz. Bill Requiring Resale of Buyback Guns Signed

By BOB CHRISTIE Associated Press

PHOENIX April 30, 2013 (AP)

Arizona cities and counties that hold community gun buyback events will have to sell the surrendered weapons instead of destroying them under a bill Gov. Jan Brewer signed into law Monday.

The bill was championed by Republicans in the GOP-controlled Legislature who argued that municipalities were skirting a 2010 law that was tightened last year and requires police to sell seized weapons to federally licensed dealers. They argued that destroying property turned over to the government is a waste of taxpayer resources.

Democrats who argued against the bill said it usurps local control and goes against the wishes of people who turn over their unwanted weapons to keep them out of the hands of children or thieves.

Buybacks are popular among some police and elected officials who either pay cash or hand out gift cards in exchange for weapons. Tucson and other Arizona communities destroyed weapons from the events, arguing that because the guns were voluntarily surrendered, the laws concerning weapons seized by authorities didn't apply.

House Bill 2455 prompted a furious debate in the state Senate, where Democrats accused Republicans of complaining about an overbearing federal government but then turning around and dictating policies to local governments.

Brewer's office did not release any signing letter accompanying the announcement of more than 30 bill she signed Monday evening, but the Republican governor is a strong gun-rights supporter and had signed the 2010 and 2012 laws.

The governor's office said it received nearly 2,000 letters, emails or phone calls about the bill, with only 25 opposed.

One of the letters in support was from the National Rifle Association, which argued that selling seized or forfeited guns "would maintain their value, and their sale to the public would help recover public funds." The NRA letter said the bill doesn't prevent a private group from holding an event and destroying the weapons.

"However, this measure would ensure that taxpayer resources are not utilized to pursue a political agenda of destroying firearms," according to the letter, sent April 22 and signed by Brent Gardner with the NRA's Institute for Legislative Action.

Maricopa County Supervisor Mary Rose Wilcox, a Democrat who champions the buyback events and survived being shot in the buttocks at the end of a 1997 Board of Supervisors meeting, sent a letter to Brewer urging a veto.

The bill "would force the resale of guns that would otherwise never have been used for violence," she wrote. "How many lives would be lost through the use of weapons our citizens hoped to be removed from the hands of criminals?"

A second bill signed by Brewer on Monday bars cities, towns and counties from collecting or maintaining any identifying information about a person who owns or sells a firearm.

**schr8er2000** · April 30th, 2013, 10:54 AM

DAMN... I wonder if Arizona would consider annexing PA ....lol

**internet troll** · April 30th, 2013, 11:34 AM

From the article:
"Democrats who argued against the bill said it usurps local control and goes against the wishes of people who turn over their unwanted weapons to keep them out of the hands of children or thieves."

You know, if they really want to keep the unwanted weapons out of the hands of children or thieves, you can do wonders with a hammer, hacksaw, chop saw, or any of a myriad of other tools to render your weapon inoperable. Not to mention you can disassemble the gun and throw away different parts of the gun during different weeks. (assuming there are no laws against doing this). Maybe pour some concrete down the barrel. All types of things a citizen can do without wasting government resources/taxpayer money and expecting others to do your work for you. (time, money, officer hours etc....) It just takes a minimal amount of work if keeping old guns away from children and out of the hands of thieves is your concern.

**libra8** · April 30th, 2013, 02:31 PM

She is awesome.

**NShortino** · April 30th, 2013, 10:17 PM

I like that opponents of this seem to argue that gun buy-backs are the only means of getting rid of a gun permanently. Why do little old ladies or people who inherit family member's guns talk about how scared they are of the guns and how they need to be destroyed, yet wait around for someone to offer them money to do it. If they were truly concerned, they could have destroyed the gun at any point since it came into their possession. I believe the police will destroy guns you bring to them any day. Yet people wait until they offer $100 gift cards to destroy their WWII heirloom rifle.

It's either about safety or about the money, in which case they're either not truly concerned or they'd have destroyed it sooner, or they're an idiot for not finding out what their gun is really worth.

**Totez** · May 1st, 2013, 06:22 PM

Originally Posted by NShortino

I like that opponents of this seem to argue that gun buy-backs are the only means of getting rid of a gun permanently. Why do little old ladies or people who inherit family member's guns talk about how scared they are of the guns and how they need to be destroyed, yet wait around for someone to offer them money to do it. If they were truly concerned, they could have destroyed the gun at any point since it came into their possession. I believe the police will destroy guns you bring to them any day. Yet people wait until they offer $100 gift cards to destroy their WWII heirloom rifle.

It's either about safety or about the money, in which case they're either not truly concerned or they'd have destroyed it sooner, or they're an idiot for not finding out what their gun is really worth.

This

I feel like if some of these people found out what some of the shit they're selling for a gift card to Walmart was really worth they'd join a gun forum and post an ad.

**PowerPM** · May 1st, 2013, 10:51 PM

dont get to swarmy about this. This is also the same position that brought us the wonderful Janet Napolitano.....

the pendulum swings both ways...some times far to both sides.

**Keith A** · May 2nd, 2013, 01:39 AM

Wow. The only way the antis can respond is with their typical regurgitated liberal talking points. They know criminals aren't walking into federally licensed gun stores to buy their guns. So, again, how would police turning the guns over to FFL licensed stores "put more guns into the hands of criminals"?. Oh , I forgot, anyone who owns or wants a gun must be a criminal.