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<\/a><\/center><\/p>\nThe North Carolina city of Greensboro put their collective foot down in regards to gun violence by holding a gun-turn-in program to get guns off the street. Time Warner Cable News<\/a> reports on the big numbers;<\/p>\n Almost 1000 people took “A Pledge of Non-Violence” Saturday at Destiny Christian Center in Greensboro.<\/p>\n This was to show their commitment to safety across the Gate City.<\/p>\n Gun owners also turned in unwanted firearms and ammunition at the event.<\/p>\n Signing the pledge and turning in weapons was spurred, in part, by an increase in gun violence across the city.<\/p>\n This year gun violence has increased 68 percent from last year.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n Almost a thousand, eh? Well, that number is a little bit misleading. Almost 1000 people may have taken the pledge of “non-violence, but how many “unwanted firearms and ammunition” were turned it? NRA-ILA <\/a>and Brietbart<\/a> report that “almost 1000” were turned in. Well, not quite. Actually, they took a BB gun and a knife off the streets of Greensboro. That’s it. That’s closer to a thousand, than zero is, right? <\/p>\n In fairness, the police said that they weren’t going to buy-back guns beforehand and that the event focused on the pledge part. But still the line in the Time Warner article was disingenuous about the “firearms and ammunition” that were unwanted. If your BB gun has anything to do with fire, it’s not right. You can clearly see the BB “ammunition” in the screenshot of the gun I took from the TWC News video at the link.<\/p>\n Good job, though, Greensboro. I feel safer already.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"