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"Guns And Roses" Tickets For A Gun Buy Back Program?

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Wow.

I happened to catch this bit of news over at the blog called BiggAndyy, which you can go to with a click on the title of this post. He reports that the awards for Oakland kids turning in their guns are tickets to -- LOL -- a Guns and Roses Concert!

What genius came up with that? It's supposed to be some weird pun, get it? Turn in your guns for Guns? It's not something the folks in the neighborhoods would come up with. First, it's just not a good idea -- better to give money. Second, and I'm just gonna haul off and write this, the person who came up with the idea certainly wasn't Black or Latino, and yet the program, let's face it, is aimed at African American neighborhoods in Oakland!

What's going on over at the City of Oakland? You gotta wonder. Makes you shake your head.

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Anonymous said…
Joe DeVries is reported to be in charge of the guns for guns concert. What is interesting is some of the other things he is interested in. He wants to get guns off the streets, and at the same time, according to this link, wants to put drugs ON the streets.

http://www.drug-rehabs.com/oakland-legalization.htm

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