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1696 guns were brought to LAPD stations around the city in exchange for VISA or Ralph's Grocery Store gift cards this past weekend in the mother's day gun exchange program. Handguns, shotguns and rifles received a $100 cards while higher caliber assault weapons such AK-47s, Uzis or AR-15s (40 of these were turned in) earned people $200 cards. The division with the most guns turned in was Devonshire, which patrols the Northwest Valley. Further west at the Topanga Division, the only grenade launcher attached to a rifle was brought in for exchange. Okay, so what's up, West Valley? Anyway, to see what was brought back to your local station, check the document below:
Thousands of Guns & One Grenade Launcher Now off LA Streets
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Begley is a raving nutball and he is dead wrong. StrokerMcgurk
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Will those guns be destroyed or will they be sold and then appear on the streets again?
A FUCKING GRENADE LAUNCHER.
Incredible. I asked a CHP I know and he said that the weapons will be tagged and then tested for ballistics to see if they can be tied to any known crimes. Then they are either held for evidence in associated crimes or destroyed.
The title of this article says "Thousands of Guns..." The document embeded in the page lists the total at 1696. How is 1696 considered "thousands"?
Thousands = between 1,001 and 9,999
"Handguns, shotguns and rifles received a $100 cards while higher caliber assault weapons such AK-47s, Uzis or AR-15s"
So-called "assault weapons" are of no higher caliber than any other rifles. In fact, AR-15s (here called assault rifles) are .223 caliber, while a lot of rifles are a larger 30 caliber. Uzis fire a 9mm cartridge, which is the same caliber that handguns use. It's amazing how many journalists and bloggers don't even know the elementary facts about guns.