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Miami Holds Gun Buyback In Support Of Ukraine by chopnaira: 6:26am On Jun 23, 2022
Dozens of residents from the city of Miami, Florida lined up outside City Hall on Saturday, holding their guns. They will be donated to Ukraine through a gun buyback program called Guns 4 Ukraine, run by the local city council.

It's never been done before. The idea was sparked when the Miami police chief wanted to send defensive gear to Ukraine. City of Miami Commissioner Ken Russell asked if they could also send guns — the police chief said it had never been done before.

"Obviously we're a municipality, we don't have international gun trade ability or jurisdiction," Commissioner Russell said.

They checked with the city lawyers and the state department and they found a way to do it. Commissioner Russell introduced the initiative as a resolution at the city commission and it was accepted overwhelmingly. Then they found a local exporter with a licence to sell guns to Ukraine and created the gun buyback program.

"Any resident who had a gun lying around the house that they didn't want could bring it, no questions asked," Commissioner Russell told the ABC.

"We would receive the gun, check it in, make sure it was safe... and then they would receive a gift card and be on their way."

Gun owners tell their stories:
Ken Russell was pleased to see the program welcomed. "We thought this is something we could do at the city level to make a little difference, not only on the epidemic of gun violence, but also maybe to help Ukraine out a little bit," he said.

Commissioner Russell said several people drove from far away to take part in the program, and despite their no-question policy, many residents told stories related to their firearms.

He said one lady told him that her husband, a veteran who collected guns, was now going through Alzheimer's disease, which made her worry about having guns in the house.

"Another woman was divorced and her husband left the guns, and she had kids in the house and she didn't want them there," he said.

"There was just no real normal, safe place to take them, so this gave [her] an opportunity."

Commissioner Russell said the program was not an "anti-gun" campaign, but about responsible gun ownership. He said each donated gun would go through several checks to ensure the guns were safe to use and suitable for war in Ukraine.

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-06-20/miami-guns-buyback-scheme/101166626

Re: Miami Holds Gun Buyback In Support Of Ukraine by gracealonev: 6:46am On Jun 23, 2022
Ukraine can't face Russia with your Dane guns effectively.
Re: Miami Holds Gun Buyback In Support Of Ukraine by robinso01(m): 7:22am On Jun 23, 2022
Not bad. Maybe that will even reduce gun vawulence in the state.
Re: Miami Holds Gun Buyback In Support Of Ukraine by Rastaramsey(m): 7:37am On Jun 23, 2022
See as assault rifles full that place angry angry

If one bullet touch Putin and his soldiers, them go trabaye go Mars grin grin grin
Re: Miami Holds Gun Buyback In Support Of Ukraine by BItt(f): 6:50pm On Sep 01, 2023
Rastaramsey:
See as assault rifles full that place angry angry

If one bullet touch Putin and his soldiers, them go trabaye go Mars grin grin grin
Lol ease
Re: Miami Holds Gun Buyback In Support Of Ukraine by caye(m): 10:01am On Sep 02, 2023
They are sending useless guns to Ukraine, so as to face sophisticated, unforgiving Russian artillery.


SMH.
The Jews sha want to make Ukraine their new base; by wiping out the ethnic Ukrainian through war.

Smart ppl, but satanic ppl.

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