Update:
I submitted a letter to the Editor of the Buffalo News regarding the buyback. They wrote me back and told me that they would consider it for publication if I shortened it to 200 words. So I had to rewrite my 348 words of scintillating prose to fit their requirements and still communicate my frustration.
So I did so. Havent heard back yet. I wouldnt be surprised if they dont print it, however, as the Buffalo News tends to lean anti-gun. It was a 7-day spread in the paper about the "evils" of firearms, 3 years ago, that spurred me to get my CHL...
I also wondered, based on the article, how one woman was married, and her husband never bothered to show her how to remove ammo from a weapon... She showed up to a gun buyback with a loaded firearm because she had no idea how to clear it.