ALERT! Watch KIRO Thursday at 5 pm for buyback investigation

[Dave Workman]

Says the promo: “When KIRO starts digging, it sure looks like it was all for show.”

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[hermannr]

Very interesting that KIRO bothered, but happy they did. More people need to hear it is all just smoke and mirrors.

 

[accessbob]

Who'da thuck it.

Thuck????

 

[xm193]

I am looking forward to the next gun buyback, sweet!

 

[Heidland]

I wish us folks down south could get Seattle stations. Everything we see is from Portland.

 

[mosinguy1]

I caught the tail end of a snip from it on the radio heard some guy saying it wasnt going to keep the guns out of the hands of criminals!!!!! I wonder what kinda bovine feces is going to be used to counter that this time. I am thinking inflated numbers to the contrary!! That seems to ne the mayors style.

 

[trainsktg]

Gun buybacks. The new gunshows .

keith

 

[drew]

It's Newspeak.

Which ministry puts on these events?

 

[Viper84]

Great! Im picking up a new handgun tomorrow and I can watch this segment while I learn the ins and outs of my new toy.

Im sad I missed the last "buy back". I was TOTALLY going to do my part and trade in my $1,000+ rifle for a $200.00 gift card for a grocery store thats no where near where I live. Shucks...

 

[deen_ad]

OK, where's the report on it?

Yah, I know it's only 6:50 pm now!

 

[Nimh]

KIRO 7 investigates if gun buybacks make us any safer | www.kirotv.com

 

[Kable]

Haha thanks Kiro for researching the obvious. I thought they were going to say the police were selling them or something. I'm not sure what is more sad that they actually had to talk to a researcher to figure that out, that there are some people who had a lightbulb go off watching that and realizing how ineffective it is or the gun grabbing fools who honestly still believe it will reduce crime

Real question is if they will run a background check on those art students they are giving the "non functional" ones

 

[bnsaibum]

I would go so far as to say that this is one of the few pieces of journalism I have seen in recent years.

The Kiro 7 link to Douglas Gallagher's letter;
Letter to KIRO 7 from prison inmate Doug Gallagher | www.kirotv.com

and
http://media.cmgdigital.com/shared/news/documents/2013/02/07/Letter_from_Doug_Gallagher_to_KIRO_7.pdf

ETA:
I should have said mainstream journalism...
No offense intended, Mr.Workman.

 

[Dave Workman]

Promoting hysteria v. reporting reality

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A lot of you guys made this a well-watched segment. I spoke to Amy Clancy earlier today for background on the piece while the PI.com's Joel Connelly tried to push for more turn-ins.