Gun turn-ins may be turned off (Commie Mommies running out of dough...)

Portland Tribune ^ | October 7, 2003

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Ceasefire Oregon's successful annual gun turn-in program may be coming to an end after taking in about 6,000 unwanted guns in the last 10 years -- including more than 350 at six sites in the Portland area last weekend.

Julie Wheeler, the nonprofit organization's volunteer organizer, said this year's event was postponed for five months because skyrocketing costs and the lousy economy made it hard to raise the $10,000 necessary to pay for it.

"The first nine turn-ins were held in May, the Saturday before Mother's Day," she said. "But because the economy is so bad this year, we had to wait until October."

Wheeler and other Ceasefire Oregon volunteers hope to replace the annual turn-ins with a year-round program that would encourage people to contact local law enforcement agencies directly. The final touches are being put on the program, which will be promoted through the group's Web site, www.ceasefireoregon.org.

She said there's no doubt that some form of gun collection program is worthwhile.

Many of the people who turned in guns Saturday for gift certificates would agree, including Judi Ellison, who handed over a 9 mm pistol she took away from several children in her neighborhood.

"I saw them playing with it, and I couldn't believe it. I took it away and hid it when they weren't looking," said Ellison, who brought the black semiautomatic to a collection point on Southeast 82nd Avenue.

But such events do have their share of critics, including Kevin Starrett, director of the Oregon Firearms Federation, which lobbies against new firearm regulations proposed in the Oregon Legislature.

Starrett said he has no problem with people getting rid of unwanted guns, but he believes that Ceasefire Oregon has a larger agenda -- taking guns away from law-abiding citizens. As Starrett sees it, the group uses the event to push antigun propaganda.

"All the publicity they generate demonizes guns, as if you can just do away with them and live happily ever after," he said.

Starrett said Ceasefire Oregon has a political action committee that lobbies on hot-button gun control issues, such as extending the federal ban on assault rifles that is scheduled to expire next year. The group's September newsletter included an article in favor of extending the ban titled "Assault weapons threaten our safety."

Wheeler said Ceasefire Oregon does not advocate that all guns should be confiscated. "We are for responsible gun ownership," she said.

She is, however, quick to make it clear what she thinks about guns:

"A gun is like a rattlesnake. You can try to keep it in a cage, but sooner or later it's going to get out and hurt someone."

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Boy, that last sentence is a *howler*. Wheeler is typical of the whining morons at Cease-Thought Oregon - she actually *believes* what's become an outright joke among gun owners, that guns drag themselves out of wherever they're stored and run out and kill someone.

The good news, of course, is that the real reason they're discontinuing their "program" is that they can't afford it, and they're trying to reassure themselves that people will continue to turn their guns in to the police (yeah, right...).

"Ceasefire Oregon is probably the only citizen organization in the country that is still sponsoring a regular event. The only thing that's keeping it alive here is the determination of the local volunteers," said Diana Madarieta, Western regional director of the Brady Campaign to End Gun Violence.

More good news... this is their last gasp. Figures that Oregon's Commie Mommies would be the last to give up... (By the way, do a web search on "Mad Diana" Madarieta some time - you'll turn up some *interesting* stuff...).

[fire_eye]

Please keep this bumped until the morning crowd has time
to gloat over it shamelessly...

[Support Free Republic]

Hi mom!

[Gone_Postal]

"A gun is like a rattlesnake. You can try to keep it in a cage, but sooner or later it's going to get out and hurt someone."

Replace the word gun with liberial

[GeronL]

lol

hey lets start a gun rights party.. =o)

[skr]

Many of the people who turned in guns Saturday for gift certificates would agree, including Judi Ellison, who handed over a 9 mm pistol she took away from several children in her neighborhood.

It wasn't her gun to turn into anyone else but the police for an investigation into why it was in children's hands.

[Defendingliberty]

Believe it or not ,I liked the program...
Did you ever see the guns that were turned in....99percent of them were total crap, destined for the junk heap anyway or unsafe to shoot....The plan was good for gun owners and gun shops who cleaned out the closet so to speak...And it drained the funds of the anti-gun groups...

[Living Free in NH]

As I've said before, they can come get my gun any time. Of course, I give 'em the bullets first.

[wgeorge2001]

Wheeler said Ceasefire Oregon does not advocate that all guns should be confiscated. "We are for responsible gun ownership," she said.
She is, however, quick to make it clear what she thinks about guns:
"A gun is like a rattlesnake. You can try to keep it in a cage, but sooner or later it's going to get out and hurt someone."


People like this are ignorant of the truth and the liberal agenda has poisoned the country and the world.

[Daveinyork]

About 8 years ago, a Democratic city council candidate here in York, PA, got some publicity by running a gun buyback program with a grant from a local insurance magnate who funds her political career. She won her race, but, since then, gun violence has increased dramatically.

Some wonderfully sick SOB was anonymously sending out leaflets showing how to make a working .22 single shot gun from parts available in any hardware store. As this council candidate was paying $50 for every working gun that was turned in, the leaflet encouraged its readers to make 6 such guns, turn them in, and take the $300 and buy a real gun.

[ChadGore]

ROFL ! ! !

This is heeelarious!

"A gun is like a rattlesnake. You can try to keep it in a cage, but sooner or later it's going to get out and hurt someone."

"YEA! and those damn SUVs may look as safe and sound in your garage, but sooner or later those SUVs will eat your young!"(c)(left wing nuts)

[RogueIsland]

Wheeler said Ceasefire Oregon does not advocate that all guns should be confiscated. "We are for responsible gun ownership," she said.

Riiiight. And the Klan is for "responsible race policies". Gimme a friggin' break.

[metalboy]

I don`t know if this is true or not, but I heard more kids (toddlers) drown every year in the toilet than are killed with handguns. If this is true, then why is there no ban on toilets? Bring back the outhouse I say!

[LTCJ]

into why it was in children's hands.

It's obvious the kids bought it taking advantage of the gun show loophole. How else are guns acquired?

Restricting legal transfer of guns would nip this in the bud. We gotta nip this, Andy. Nip it, nip it, nip it.

[Kenton]

Crap. Sorry to hear they're broke. I've got a broken old single-shot shotgun I've been hanging onto in hopes some deluded fool would give me some money for it.

Well, looks like it'll stay on "the street" (well, in my basement closet anyway) until these morons fleece some more well-meaning people so they can aford to buy my throwaways...

[Freeper 007]

Many of the people who turned in guns Saturday for gift certificates would agree, including Judi Ellison, who handed over a 9 mm pistol she took away from several children in her neighborhood.

"I saw them playing with it, and I couldn't believe it. I took it away and hid it when they weren't looking," said Ellison, who brought the black semiautomatic to a collection point on Southeast 82nd Avenue.



I don't believe this for one second.

[punster]

The lying bastards at Handgun Control (Brady Center) and the Violence Policy Center can alway find idiots to work in the Million Moron March and groups like Ceasefire Oregon. Those people have to be mentally defective to believe anything said by Sarah Brady, Josh Sugarmann, and Chuckie Schumerde (Senator Putz.

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bump

[OldPossum]

What is truly laughable about this organization and their "mission" is that they don't seem to comprehend the tiny percentage of guns that they collect, both in terms of the existing "inventory" in Oregon and the number of firearms manufactured every day that eventually find their way to that state.

As an aside, I don't know the figure but the number of handguns made in the USA every workday must be huge, well into the thousands. Does anyone know this number?

[ancient_geezer]

I took it away and hid it when they weren't looking," said Ellison, who brought the black semiautomatic to a collection point on Southeast 82nd Avenue.

Hmmm, stole a gun & took to a fence for money. Ought to be worth some time in the hoosegow I figure.