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South City Gun Buyback Pulls 250 Weapons Out Of Circulation (organized by Congressperson Speier)
In case some, I suspect almost nobody here though, are tempted to say something snide about Congresswoman Jackie Speier, I've posted her account of being shot at the Jonestown Massacre in Guyana and left for dead. I post this in hopes that the usual snide and disrespectful things said of Democratic Congresspeople who support gun control on DU will not be said about her, as she is a remarkable person.
SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO (CBS SF) —
South City Gun Buyback Pulls 250 Weapons Out Of Circulation
April 14, 2013 12:53 PM
A gun buyback that took place in San Mateo County on Saturday has been deemed a success by one of its organizers, Rep. Jackie Speier.
An estimated 250 firearms were collected at the gun buyback, which was held at the South San Francisco courthouse, according to Speier’s office.
...
“The success of a gun buyback is measured one gun at a time,” Speier said in a statement. “Each gun turned in today is one less life that may be damaged or lost.”
Nine Peninsula police departments took part in Satuday’s buyback, including South San Francisco, San Bruno, Daly City, Pacifica, Burlingame, Colma Millbrae and Brisbane.
...
http://sanfrancisco.cbslocal.com/2013/04/14/gun-buyback-250-weapons/
South City Gun Buyback Pulls 250 Weapons Out Of Circulation
April 14, 2013 12:53 PM
A gun buyback that took place in San Mateo County on Saturday has been deemed a success by one of its organizers, Rep. Jackie Speier.
An estimated 250 firearms were collected at the gun buyback, which was held at the South San Francisco courthouse, according to Speier’s office.
...
“The success of a gun buyback is measured one gun at a time,” Speier said in a statement. “Each gun turned in today is one less life that may be damaged or lost.”
Nine Peninsula police departments took part in Satuday’s buyback, including South San Francisco, San Bruno, Daly City, Pacifica, Burlingame, Colma Millbrae and Brisbane.
...
http://sanfrancisco.cbslocal.com/2013/04/14/gun-buyback-250-weapons/
At Port Kaituma, we hurriedly loaded passengers onto two waiting planes. I heard screams and the unfamiliar sound of gunshots as, inside one of the aircraft, Layton opened fire. Within seconds, gunmen leaped from a nearby tractor and leveled their weapons at us. I dived to the ground behind an airplane wheel and pretended to be dead. The next thing I knew, I felt a crushing blow, as if someone had backed over me with a truck. It wasn't a truck, but the first of five bullets, tearing through my flesh.
I was afraid to move for quite some time after the silence resumed. Slowly, I looked around. Bodies lay crumpled on the tarmac. The wounded moved slowly, assessing their injuries. Congressman Ryan, three members of the media, and one of the defectors were dead. I dragged myself to an open airplane door and tried to crawl inside, but the plane's engine had been disabled, so it wasn't going to aid my escape. Some men gingerly laid me on the ground, not noticing that they had placed me on an anthill. I borrowed a reporter's tape recorder and began taping a final message to my family.
For 22 hours I lay, wounded on the muddy tarmac, altering between varying levels of consciousness. Some of the survivors found a nearby bar and brought me Guyanese rum to help dull the pain. At some point, word got to us that Jim Jones had ordered the "White Night," although we had no way of knowing how many of his followers had obeyed his madness.
I was flown to Andrews Air Force Base near Washington. For the next two months, I underwent more than 10 procedures as surgeons tried to save my right leg and arm. At one point, I was told the leg would likely be amputated and I would never use the arm again. Fortunately, the excellent doctors and nurses who cared for me made sure that neither scenario came to pass.
When I returned to the Bay Area, I was not allowed to stay in my home because of death threats. As painful as my injuries were, as much as I cringed looking at my scarred and tattered body, nothing was as debilitating as living in fear. I refused to spend the rest of my life as a victim and was desperate for an opportunity to stand on my own two feet again. I decided to file for the special election to fill Congressman Ryan's now-vacant seat. It was my way of saying that I was done being a victim.
http://www.sfgate.com/news/article/Congresswoman-remembers-day-of-horror-3261573.php
I was afraid to move for quite some time after the silence resumed. Slowly, I looked around. Bodies lay crumpled on the tarmac. The wounded moved slowly, assessing their injuries. Congressman Ryan, three members of the media, and one of the defectors were dead. I dragged myself to an open airplane door and tried to crawl inside, but the plane's engine had been disabled, so it wasn't going to aid my escape. Some men gingerly laid me on the ground, not noticing that they had placed me on an anthill. I borrowed a reporter's tape recorder and began taping a final message to my family.
For 22 hours I lay, wounded on the muddy tarmac, altering between varying levels of consciousness. Some of the survivors found a nearby bar and brought me Guyanese rum to help dull the pain. At some point, word got to us that Jim Jones had ordered the "White Night," although we had no way of knowing how many of his followers had obeyed his madness.
I was flown to Andrews Air Force Base near Washington. For the next two months, I underwent more than 10 procedures as surgeons tried to save my right leg and arm. At one point, I was told the leg would likely be amputated and I would never use the arm again. Fortunately, the excellent doctors and nurses who cared for me made sure that neither scenario came to pass.
When I returned to the Bay Area, I was not allowed to stay in my home because of death threats. As painful as my injuries were, as much as I cringed looking at my scarred and tattered body, nothing was as debilitating as living in fear. I refused to spend the rest of my life as a victim and was desperate for an opportunity to stand on my own two feet again. I decided to file for the special election to fill Congressman Ryan's now-vacant seat. It was my way of saying that I was done being a victim.
http://www.sfgate.com/news/article/Congresswoman-remembers-day-of-horror-3261573.php
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