Sigh:
A group of community activists has raised $1,000 to buy guns from owners to cut down gun violence in Denver."We are saying, 'Put the guns down, and stop burying our babies,' " said Alvertis Simmons, president of the Denver Million Family March Organization.
The group will pay $50 per gun at an anti-violence and gun buyback rally set for noon on Dec. 6 at the Martin Luther King Memorial in Denver's City Park.
The guns will be turned over to police, said Denver police spokeswoman Sharon Hahn.
"Anybody can bring an illegal gun in at any time. Any time that illegal weapons are taken off the street, we are pleased," she added.
Right. This only works if the value of the gun to the criminal is less than $50. That's net profits minus the cost of the gun (cap ex), plus the intangible that in his world, it's also probably just a cost of doing business, i.e., staying alive.
In other news, the citizens of Rome continue to negotiate with Alaric concerning the terms of the upcoming sack.
