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Nearly Bankrupt LA Pays People to Turn in Their Guns

alphonsejones Wrote: Dec 27, 2012 2:36 PM

this year Oakland is dealing with higher crime rates because they have 200 fewer police officers seems Oakland cut as deal with the unions that guaranteed higher pensions for existing unionized police officvers, which also meant fewer police on the street guess union benefits are more important then the city protecting their citizens and with los Angeles on the verge of bankruptcy, likely crime rates will soon increase there,

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anderson659 Wrote: Dec 27, 2012 2:44 PM

The Oakland mayor suggested citizens arm themselves.

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Nearly Bankrupt LA Pays People to Turn in Their Guns

Over the weekend, the Los Angeles Police Department held a gun buy back and paid people $100-$200 in gift cards as an incentive to participate. Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa called the buy back a way to fight crime although criminals do not participate in buy back programs. From Reuters:

Police officers handed out $200 grocery store gift cards to people who turned in an automatic weapon, and $100 gift cards to those who provided a handgun, rifle or shotgun.

Los Angeles has held an annual gun buyback since 2009, and similar events have been organized...

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