Will Grigg?s Liberty Minute

July 3, 2012

In conducting this year?s annual Chicago gun ?turn-in,? the police networked with dozens of local churches ? counting on local shepherds to play the role of Judas Goats in the civilian disarmament drive.

Like similar ?buy-back? programs elsewhere, the Chicago event was essentially a taxpayer subsidy for petty criminals, who were able to get cash for stolen firearms ? or simply to get rid of old weapons they no longer considered suitable.

For promoters of citizen disarmament, the real scandal was the fact that a pro-firearms group called Guns Save Lives was able to turn in old, rusty firearms and BB guns and use the money obtained ? more than $6,000 ? to fund a summer camp to teach gun safety to teenagers.

 ?We host the gun turn-in event on an annual basis to encourage residents to turn in their guns so we can take guns off the street, and it?s unfortunate that this group is abusing a program intended to increase the safety of our communities,? lamented police spokeswoman Melissa Stratton to the Chicago Sun-Times.

Putting money in the pockets of street criminals is perfectly all right ? but the thought of law-abiding citizens using that money to teach youngsters the essentials of responsible firearms ownership was simply unconscionable.

Let us take back the liberty wherewith Christ has made us free.