Guns for flu shots

[Sam1]

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[quote][color=#3F3F3F]By [/color][url="http://www.opposingviews.com/users/michael-allen"]Michael Allen[/url][color=#3F3F3F], Sun, December 02, 2012[/color]

[color=#3F3F3F]The city of Worcester, Massachusetts is offering a Wegman's gift certificate and a free flu shot in exchange for residents' guns next weekend as part of the city's annual 'Goods for Guns Buyback Program.'
Since the program began in 2002, it has collected about 2,200 guns, which are destroyed. The program allows individuals to anonymously turn in unwanted and unloaded guns to the police department, reports Telegram.com.
In return, citizens can receive a free flu shot for turning in a weapon and will get a Wegman's gift certificate, depending on the value of the type of gun. A long rifle gets a $25 gift certificate; handguns earn a $50 gift certificate, and a semiautomatic weapon will bring a $75 gift certificate.
Telegram.com reports:[/color]

[i]"City residents, or residents of any other community, may bring their unwanted weapons, unloaded and wrapped in a bag, from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday to the Worcester Police headquarters in Lincoln Square, or from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Dec. 8 to the Worcester Division of Public Health, 25 Meade St."[/i][/quote][/size] Edited December 3, 2012 by Sam1

[jcoosi]

I tought Walgreens gave them for free anyway?

[Guest Mad4rcn]

[font="'comic sans ms"][size="3"][font=comic sans ms,cursive][size=5]Bless Their Hearts !![/size][/font][/size][/font]

[vontar]

[quote]A long rifle gets a $25 gift certificate; handguns earn a $50 gift certificate, and a semiautomatic weapon will bring a $75 gift certificate.[/quote]


Only people that actually turn in guns are harmless people that don't know any better.

They don't actually get guns that are in the hands of criminals. But I guess they know that.

[Sam1]

So if we took a semi-automatic carbine with a pistol grip, would we get $150? Cause we could actually make money by turning in HiPoints

[Guest HvyMtl]

Love how they use the poor and ignorant to get publicity, and be able to claim they are doing something to "make the streets safer." When, in fact, they are doing the opposite. Edited December 3, 2012 by HvyMtl