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Well the gun “buy-back” in Cobb County, GA went off without a hitch, or much notice, Saturday. A total of 11 (yes…11) guns were turned in for a gift card or amusement tickets. That doesn’t sound like they were terribly effective, which is probably a good thing.

What I deem to be a fairly serious misunderstanding of rights and the role of government, Rep. Alisha Thomas commented about the D.C. vs. Heller case. Thomas said “We want to keep guns out of the wrong hands, and I do think the Supreme Court decision does dampen a city’s rights to pass these kinds of ordinances.” Really? Cities’ rights? I’m sorry, Ms. Thomas, only citizens have rights.

What I find to be a touch ironic, there were no reported ‘gun deaths’ in Cobb County this past weekend. However at Six Flags Over Georgia, one of the sponsors of the gun buy-back who gave out tickets to their park, there was a teenager decapitated by a roller coaster.

From the 11Alive.com website:

Keeping kids out of jail and guns off the streets were the goals of a “stop the violence” event in Cobb County Saturday afternoon. Community leaders say guns and gangs are putting too many kids in harms way and that parents have to step up while the community steps in.

Critics say guns that find their way into the hands of young people is the reason behind many of the problems in urban communities. So local activists are buying them back. “With students out of school anything can happen.

I got my little granddaughter here with me so I thought it would be an awesome thing to bring it back,” Patrina Cooper, a gun owner said. In return, Cooper got tickets to Six Flags.

“I’ve seen too many times we’ve had to go to the cemetery to see the children of their parents who thought that they were responsible and reasonable gun owners,” Derrick Boazman, one of the organizers, said.

Many here were critical of the Supreme Court ruling this week that reaffirmed the second amendment and private gun ownership.

“We want to keep guns out of the wrong hands, and I do think the Supreme Court decision does dampen a city’s rights to pass these kinds of ordinances,” Rep. Alisha Thomas (D-Cobb) said.

11 guns were collected and turned over to Cobb County police in today’s buy-back program.

The “Save Our Youth Stop the Violence Weekend” was sponsored by the Destiny World Church.