Hey, thanks Chicago Gun Buyback: NRA Youth Camp II

Templar223 · August 6, 2007, 01:09 PM

Hey, thanks Chicago Gun Best Buy! PART II

Greetings and salutations, folks.

You'll recall my trip up to Chicago on July 21st to turn in a bunch of scrap metal for what amounted to $100 bills.

The thread, "A BEST BUY in Chicagoland: Selling (s)crap metal at a gun turn in" can be found here from THR or here for the Arfcom version..

Long story short: Some unnamed corporate sponsor coughs up about $600,000 in pre-paid credit cards to be given away for guns in any condition on July 21. A number of Guns Save Life members donated various clunkers and non-firing pieces of (s)crap metal and on that fateful day, I ventured to the heart of the not-so-nice part of Chicago and traded a total of 23 guns for 23 $100 pre-paid credit cards, netting $1700 for Guns Save Life.

We thought it fitting to use that money to sponsor ammunition for the NRA Youth Shooting Camp this weekend at Darnall's in Bloomington.

This is the longest-running NRA camp of its type in the nation!

Not only that, but we used most of five of the cards to buy two CZ rifles to be given away tomorrow to two of the lucky young people at the camp!

Here is the link to the post containing photos of the kids at four of the shooting stations on Saturday... Part I, if you will.

Here are the pictures from Sunday...

This is Sassy. She's the friendliest pit I know. She's getting old and she's about as deaf as a post. That's kind of what one would expect of a dog living on a shooting range. Her daughter Precious (my favorite of the two) died this spring, one of the victims of some Chinese folks adding poison to dog food ingredients. Hey, thanks, you godless commies.

I got back from breakfast a little early before the kids, so I gave her some attention. Sassy was wearing a big grin after I gave her a small steak and rubbed her belly. Here she is in her most vicious state.

Okay, back to business.

Here are about 90% of the kids at the camp. A few had to leave before we got around to the group picture. Good kids.

As one might imagine, the kids were abuzz at the thirteen guns that were to be given away later in the afternoon. Ninety kids, 13 guns... Imagine, you're kid goes to a bargain camp, learns gun safety, responsibility and responsible firearm use and as an added bonus, has about a one in six chance of bringing home their very own gun...

The winners. At this time, we aren't going to publish their names, but if you want to know, pick up a copy of GunNews, which is Guns Save Life's monthly journal. Circulation: 9000.

Hey, thanks Mayor Daley for your gun event. Your money bought these fine bolt-action rifles which will last a lifetime or two for these young adults. Yes, your money was responsible for us giving guns to children.

"THANK YOU FOR SAVING A LIFE"... That's right. We're GUNS SAVE LIFE!

Oh, yeah. That prepaid card has been spent!

John

Mr White · August 6, 2007, 01:14 PM

If you haven't already, would you mind if I sent a link to this thread to Mayor Daley's office? Just so he can see how effective his buyback programs really are.

SuperNaut · August 6, 2007, 01:16 PM

Awesome, simply awesome.

Way to go Templar223!

Can you give us more play-by-play from the transaction? Did you get any flak? Did you tell them what you were going to do?

tinygnat219 · August 6, 2007, 01:18 PM

SImply incredible!

Fastastic. I am spitting up Diet Coke, laughing, and enjoying a warm feeling all at the same time!

Send it to Daley.

joab · August 6, 2007, 01:20 PM

Kids leaning about gun safety, some getting their very own and a godless evil pit bull thrown in for good measure all on the anti's dime
You gotta love that

Your program will do more for gun safety that all the ill conceived buy backs combined

AndyC · August 6, 2007, 01:22 PM

Oh, you've totally made my day! Bravo!

SuperNaut · August 6, 2007, 01:22 PM

Ah, just found your other thread, I'll read up on the event.

armoredman · August 6, 2007, 01:24 PM

I love it! That's very very cool! Nothing like making an anti spin at warp speed.

Glockman17366 · August 6, 2007, 01:46 PM

An outstanding post!!!
Thank you very much!

Give Ol' Sassy a belly rub for me, will ya?

waterhouse · August 6, 2007, 02:25 PM

Great job, thanks for your efforts.

Stickjockey · August 6, 2007, 02:47 PM

Rock on, GSL!!

igpoobah · August 6, 2007, 03:09 PM

Bravo!

LotI · August 6, 2007, 03:48 PM

Cheers

davhina · August 6, 2007, 03:53 PM

Way to go!
Absolutely outstanding.
The only thing that could improve this post is a picture of the look on mayor daly's face when someone fills him in on how some of the buy back money was spent.
That would be priceless.

MikePGS · August 6, 2007, 04:00 PM

Haha i love reading your posts about the buyback. Thanks for keeping us updated. Beautiful dog to, almost as pretty as my pit

ArmedBear · August 6, 2007, 04:05 PM

Good job!

Templar223 · August 6, 2007, 05:24 PM

Hat tip to Arfcom's Maxwell71.

John

bdjansen · August 6, 2007, 05:48 PM

This is one of the coolest examples of "sticking it to the man" I have ever seen! Very nice.

Bullseye57 · August 6, 2007, 06:26 PM

Well Done!

This is a great story and the cause was noble.

R,
Bullseye

Sistema1927 · August 6, 2007, 07:04 PM

Templar,

I hope that some of those who gave you grief on the other thread will read this one and then give you the public apology that you deserve. Your efforts are an example of 2nd Amendment activism at its best.

hankdatank1362 · August 6, 2007, 07:26 PM

Thanx!!!! This post made my week!

Bazooka Joe71 · August 6, 2007, 07:31 PM

You sir, are my hero!

The world is a better place with you around....

Good lord, how old is that giant in the top left position?

Or are the other kids just really small?

Das1 · August 6, 2007, 07:57 PM

Good show!

springmom · August 6, 2007, 08:12 PM

WELL DONE!!!!!!

Y'all did a great thing. Awesome.

Springmom

Abndoc · August 6, 2007, 08:24 PM

Too cool for words! I'm now hoping for a gun buyback program at a city near me!

August 6, 2007, 01:09 PM	#1
Templar223 Member Join Date: December 5, 2005 Posts: 277	Hey, thanks Chicago Gun Buyback: NRA Youth Camp II Hey, thanks Chicago Gun Best Buy! PART II Greetings and salutations, folks. You'll recall my trip up to Chicago on July 21st to turn in a bunch of scrap metal for what amounted to $100 bills. The thread, "A BEST BUY in Chicagoland: Selling (s)crap metal at a gun turn in" can be found here from THR or here for the Arfcom version.. Long story short: Some unnamed corporate sponsor coughs up about $600,000 in pre-paid credit cards to be given away for guns in any condition on July 21. A number of Guns Save Life members donated various clunkers and non-firing pieces of (s)crap metal and on that fateful day, I ventured to the heart of the not-so-nice part of Chicago and traded a total of 23 guns for 23 $100 pre-paid credit cards, netting $1700 for Guns Save Life. We thought it fitting to use that money to sponsor ammunition for the NRA Youth Shooting Camp this weekend at Darnall's in Bloomington. This is the longest-running NRA camp of its type in the nation! Not only that, but we used most of five of the cards to buy two CZ rifles to be given away tomorrow to two of the lucky young people at the camp! Here is the link to the post containing photos of the kids at four of the shooting stations on Saturday... Part I, if you will. Here are the pictures from Sunday... This is Sassy. She's the friendliest pit I know. She's getting old and she's about as deaf as a post. That's kind of what one would expect of a dog living on a shooting range. Her daughter Precious (my favorite of the two) died this spring, one of the victims of some Chinese folks adding poison to dog food ingredients. Hey, thanks, you godless commies. I got back from breakfast a little early before the kids, so I gave her some attention. Sassy was wearing a big grin after I gave her a small steak and rubbed her belly. Here she is in her most vicious state. Okay, back to business. Here are about 90% of the kids at the camp. A few had to leave before we got around to the group picture. Good kids. As one might imagine, the kids were abuzz at the thirteen guns that were to be given away later in the afternoon. Ninety kids, 13 guns... Imagine, you're kid goes to a bargain camp, learns gun safety, responsibility and responsible firearm use and as an added bonus, has about a one in six chance of bringing home their very own gun... The winners. At this time, we aren't going to publish their names, but if you want to know, pick up a copy of GunNews, which is Guns Save Life's monthly journal. Circulation: 9000. Hey, thanks Mayor Daley for your gun event. Your money bought these fine bolt-action rifles which will last a lifetime or two for these young adults. Yes, your money was responsible for us giving guns to children. "THANK YOU FOR SAVING A LIFE"... That's right. We're GUNS SAVE LIFE! Oh, yeah. That prepaid card has been spent! John

August 6, 2007, 01:16 PM	#3
SuperNaut Member Join Date: June 20, 2006 Location: SLC, Utah Posts: 2,087	Awesome, simply awesome. Way to go Templar223! Can you give us more play-by-play from the transaction? Did you get any flak? Did you tell them what you were going to do? __________________ Hunting is Green Mojo Philter

August 6, 2007, 01:18 PM	#4
tinygnat219 Member Join Date: November 3, 2006 Location: The Land of Northern Hospitality and Southern Efficiency Posts: 2,683	SImply incredible! Fastastic. I am spitting up Diet Coke, laughing, and enjoying a warm feeling all at the same time! Send it to Daley. __________________ "It's a mall ninja thing, you wouldn't understand." "It doesn't need to be Minute of Angle, just Minute of Barn, or Minute of Bad Guy" "Responsible for the 'Fun' in Fundamentalism" "I carry a gun because a cop is too heavy"

August 6, 2007, 01:20 PM	#5
joab Member Join Date: February 12, 2004 Location: Ocoee, Fla Posts: 4,862	Kids leaning about gun safety, some getting their very own and a godless evil pit bull thrown in for good measure all on the anti's dime You gotta love that Your program will do more for gun safety that all the ill conceived buy backs combined __________________ I have made my opinons crystal clear for anybody that want's to read them. If you would like to discuss what I have actually written or try to change my views, I welcome the conversation

August 6, 2007, 01:22 PM	#6
AndyC Member Join Date: March 21, 2006 Location: DFW, TX Posts: 2,566	Oh, you've totally made my day! Bravo! __________________ "Since concealed carry permits prevent the criminal from knowing who is armed and who is not, those who are not armed benefit from the general deterrent effect as criminals choose non-confrontational crime rather than risk being shot." - Dangerous Women: Feminism, Self Defense and Civil Rights - Robert L. Barrow and Dr. Gary Mauser "Accuracy in combat is inversely proportional to the pucker-factor." My Iraq Pics

August 6, 2007, 01:14 PM	#2
Mr White Member Join Date: October 9, 2006 Location: Central PA Posts: 2,201	If you haven't already, would you mind if I sent a link to this thread to Mayor Daley's office? Just so he can see how effective his buyback programs really are.

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Glockman17366 Member Join Date: December 11, 2005 Location: South Central Pennsylvania Posts: 1,144	An outstanding post!!! Thank you very much! Give Ol' Sassy a belly rub for me, will ya?

August 6, 2007, 02:25 PM	#10
waterhouse Member Join Date: January 7, 2005 Location: Round Rock, TX Posts: 2,804	Great job, thanks for your efforts.

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davhina Member Join Date: January 7, 2007 Location: VA Posts: 323	Way to go! Absolutely outstanding. The only thing that could improve this post is a picture of the look on mayor daly's face when someone fills him in on how some of the buy back money was spent. That would be priceless. __________________ The nine most terrifying words in the English language are, "I'm from the government and I'm here to help" R. Reagan

August 6, 2007, 04:00 PM	#15
MikePGS Member Join Date: August 4, 2006 Location: Metro Detroit, Michigan Posts: 2,021	Haha i love reading your posts about the buyback. Thanks for keeping us updated. Beautiful dog to, almost as pretty as my pit __________________ To use Google to search THR click http://tinyurl.com/2u5aaz The concept of the "one-shot stop" is only relevant if you're carrying a single-shot gun.

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August 6, 2007, 05:24 PM	#17
Templar223 Member Join Date: December 5, 2005 Posts: 277	For the children! Hat tip to Arfcom's Maxwell71. John

August 6, 2007, 05:48 PM	#18
bdjansen Member Join Date: June 19, 2007 Location: Seattle, WA Posts: 192	This is one of the coolest examples of "sticking it to the man" I have ever seen! Very nice.

August 6, 2007, 06:26 PM	#19
Bullseye57 Member Join Date: June 11, 2006 Location: USA Posts: 152	Well Done! This is a great story and the cause was noble. R, Bullseye

August 6, 2007, 07:04 PM	#20
Sistema1927 Member Join Date: May 21, 2004 Location: "Land of (dis)Enchantment" Posts: 3,816	Templar, I hope that some of those who gave you grief on the other thread will read this one and then give you the public apology that you deserve. Your efforts are an example of 2nd Amendment activism at its best. __________________ Lew Wallace was an optimist. I want my country back! The High Road

August 6, 2007, 07:26 PM	#21
hankdatank1362 Member Join Date: August 5, 2006 Location: Myrtle Beach Posts: 2,327	Thanx!!!! This post made my week! __________________ "Well if we're not pioneers, what are we? What do you call people that are paralyzed by fear and do nothing about it?" "Civilized?" "sigh"

August 6, 2007, 07:31 PM	#22
Bazooka Joe71 Member Join Date: August 21, 2006 Location: Southern Indiana Posts: 2,799	You sir, are my hero! The world is a better place with you around.... Good lord, how old is that giant in the top left position? Or are the other kids just really small?

August 6, 2007, 07:57 PM	#23
Das1 Member Join Date: July 2, 2007 Posts: 29	Good show!

August 6, 2007, 08:12 PM	#24
springmom Member Join Date: December 20, 2005 Location: Spring TX Posts: 3,438	WELL DONE!!!!!! Y'all did a great thing. Awesome. Springmom __________________ I will not be a victim! ..."what is not debatable is that it is not the role of this Court to pronounce the Second Amendment extinct."---Justice Antonin Scalia, D.C. et al v. Heller, 2008 I'm sorry, I can't hear you. Don't fire the gun while you're talking!---Frank Drebin, The Naked Gun Visit my webplaces: www.panagia-icons.net (my iconography) www.nousfromspring.blogspot.com (Orthodox blog)

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Abndoc Member Join Date: January 21, 2007 Posts: 49	Too cool for words! I'm now hoping for a gun buyback program at a city near me!

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