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Posted: 6/15/2009 4:52:07 AM EDT

insidesocal.com

LAPD Deputy Chief Charlie Beck and Lt. Fred Booker marvel at a throw-back of a weapon - the Thompson submachine gun, made famous, or infamous, in one of a score of movies about mobsters terrorizing American streets during Prohibition.

This gun was one of almost 1,700 guns which were turned in to the LAPD over the weekend as part of a gun buyback program. Residents could turn in their weapons with no questions asked and receive a coupon for $100 worth of groceries.

Ignorant bastards.

Posted: 6/15/2009 4:53:41 AM EDT

[#1]

mmmm kay. I'm surprised they wouldn't have been more likely to use "Baby Killing Street Sweeper of Death"...at least he looks like he is enjoying himself.

Posted: 6/15/2009 4:53:59 AM EDT

[#2]

I just died a little more on the inside.

Posted: 6/15/2009 4:55:10 AM EDT

[#3]

Quoted:

I just died a little more on the inside.

Did you look at the pic?

WTF is that thing anyhow?

Posted: 6/15/2009 4:56:33 AM EDT

[#4]

Quoted:

Quoted:

I just died a little more on the inside.

Did you look at the pic?

WTF is that thing anyhow?

Dude, its a Thompson SMG, didnt you read?

Posted: 6/15/2009 4:57:53 AM EDT

[#5]

Quoted:

WTF is that thing anyhow?

Streetsweeper

Posted: 6/15/2009 5:00:46 AM EDT

[#6]

Quoted:

Quoted:

I just died a little more on the inside.

Did you look at the pic?

WTF is that thing anyhow?

Dude, its a Thompson SMG, didnt you read?

Posted: 6/15/2009 5:02:25 AM EDT

[#7]

How is any place in California doing gun buybacks with the state literally not having two cents to rub together? Or are these retail outfits donating the cards ?
And I'm not surprised that the police dept. in LA does not know what a Tommy gun really is.

Posted: 6/15/2009 5:02:45 AM EDT

[#8]

The level of stupidity in government and the media is truly amazing.

Posted: 6/15/2009 5:05:23 AM EDT

[#9]

Quoted:

Quoted:

I just died a little more on the inside.

Did you look at the pic?

WTF is that thing anyhow?

Dude, its a Thompson SMG, didnt you read?

I'm dense, did gun buy backs become cool or something while I was at work last night or something?

EDIT: I get it now. Durrrrrrrrrrr

Posted: 6/15/2009 5:06:32 AM EDT

[#10]

Quoted:

How is any place in California doing gun buybacks with the state literally not having two cents to rub together? Or are these retail outfits donating the cards ?

I wouldn't put it past the .gov to strong-arm them into it.

Posted: 6/15/2009 5:09:00 AM EDT

[#11]

Quoted:
How is any place in California doing gun buybacks with the state literally not having two cents to rub together? Or are these retail outfits donating the cards ?
And I'm not surprised that the police dept. in LA does not know what a Tommy gun really is.

Do you understand the difference between

Federal
State
County
City/Village/Town

????

Posted: 6/15/2009 5:10:52 AM EDT

[#12]

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Looks like I'll have to email Mr. Kandel instead.

[email protected]

"You're not a reporter..."

Posted: 6/15/2009 5:14:51 AM EDT

[#13]

Quoted:

Quoted:
How is any place in California doing gun buybacks with the state literally not having two cents to rub together? Or are these retail outfits donating the cards ?
And I'm not surprised that the police dept. in LA does not know what a Tommy gun really is.

Do you understand the difference between

Federal
State
County
City/Village/Town

????

No, I'm stupid as demonstrated by my wasting time posting on this site. So don't bother to enlighten me with your wisdom.

Posted: 6/15/2009 5:14:59 AM EDT

[#14]

Those fucking stupid sonsofbitches. Please don't do any research or anything, whatever you do. That would be something approching responsible journalism...and we wouldn't want that.

Posted: 6/15/2009 5:15:14 AM EDT

[#15]

Great trigger discipline!!!!!

Not to smart though,

Posted: 6/15/2009 5:16:55 AM EDT

[#16]

Did they not even read the firearm markings? I'm positive it'd say 12 GA on the receiver.

Posted: 6/15/2009 5:17:07 AM EDT

[#17]

I just want to say right now............. if the bounty is hugh enough in turning in my AT4 tube.......cant wait to see the look in there eyes....

Posted: 6/15/2009 5:17:37 AM EDT

[#18]

Ignorant bastards.

I wonder if they identify ALL handguns as "Glock Fohtay's" too.

GR

Posted: 6/15/2009 5:17:57 AM EDT

[#19]

Quoted:

Great trigger discipline!!!!!

Dude... his finger isn't on the trigger.

Posted: 6/15/2009 5:20:05 AM EDT

[#20]

Hey look guys, I just found an official vintage blast from the past Thompson SMG in my own collection:

Posted: 6/15/2009 5:20:42 AM EDT

[#21]

For a bunch of gun haters they all sure love to pose with them.

Posted: 6/15/2009 5:23:39 AM EDT

[#22]

Quoted:
The level of stupidity in government and the media is truly amazing pretty normal.

Fixed it for you.

Posted: 6/15/2009 5:26:41 AM EDT

[#23]

Still a nice Shotgun.

Posted: 6/15/2009 5:31:10 AM EDT

[#24]

Reminds me of:

"Look. Look what I've found. An Indian arrow."

"I did not know these Indians used steel."

"Sure, you fool. They used the melted sabers of Federalist Cossacks."

Posted: 6/15/2009 5:31:19 AM EDT

[#25]

And it really does have the shoulder thing that goes up.

Posted: 6/15/2009 5:33:28 AM EDT

[#26]

Quoted:

No, I'm stupid as demonstrated by my wasting time posting on this site. So don't bother to enlighten me with your wisdom.

That's sig line material right there!

Posted: 6/15/2009 5:33:32 AM EDT

[#27]

stupid bishes!

eta: I thought it was an AK47 with that shoulder thingy that goes up.

Posted: 6/15/2009 5:43:39 AM EDT

[#28]

Quoted:

For a bunch of gun haters they all sure love to pose with them.

My first thought as well.

Posted: 6/15/2009 5:58:28 AM EDT

[#29]

seems like they always have a streetsweeper in every buyback.
I wouldn't doubt that it was the same street sweeper they have been parading around since the nineties.

Posted: 6/15/2009 5:59:28 AM EDT

[#30]

Hey, it's got a drum, it must be a Tommy Gun.

What I don't understand is how anyone tasked with writing an MSM piece on firearms can confuse an AK and an AR...

-WhyTanFox

Posted: 6/15/2009 6:05:45 AM EDT

[#31]

Quoted:
stupid bishes!

eta: I thought it was an AK47 with that shoulder thingy that goes up.

Nope, nope... I'm pretty sure its a barrel shroud that is the shoulder thingy that goes up...

Posted: 6/15/2009 6:06:36 AM EDT

[#32]

In SPR, Tom Hanks used that exact same firearm on display

Posted: 6/15/2009 6:15:13 AM EDT

[#33]

Quoted:
How is any place in California doing gun buybacks with the state literally not having two cents to rub together? Or are these retail outfits donating the cards ?
And I'm not surprised that the police dept. in LA does not know what a Tommy gun really is.

Maybe california is selling the guns to its illegal residents to run south of the border for profit!

Posted: 6/15/2009 6:17:06 AM EDT

[#34]

I woulda give them $125 for the street.sweeper.

Posted: 6/15/2009 6:21:32 AM EDT

[#35]

Quoted:
insidesocal.com

http://media.ar15.com/media/viewFile.html?i=10593&prev=1

LAPD Deputy Chief Charlie Beck and Lt. Fred Booker marvel at a throw-back of a weapon - the Thompson submachine gun, made famous, or infamous, in one of a score of movies about mobsters terrorizing American streets during Prohibition.

This gun was one of almost 1,700 guns which were turned in to the LAPD over the weekend as part of a gun buyback program. Residents could turn in their weapons with no questions asked and receive a coupon for $100 worth of groceries.

Ignorant bastards.

Like I said the army aint gonna take your shit away from you

Posted: 6/15/2009 6:22:32 AM EDT

[#36]

Quoted:
I woulda give them $125 for the street.sweeper.

Pure speculation, but I doubt the owner had a Form 4 to go along with that weapon.

Posted: 6/15/2009 6:24:00 AM EDT

[#37]

Posted: 6/15/2009 6:30:31 AM EDT

[#38]

Quoted:

Did they not even read the firearm markings? I'm positive it'd say 12 GA on the receiver.

Yea, but I'm sure they thought that meant it was produced in Georgia in 1912.

Posted: 6/15/2009 6:31:50 AM EDT

[#39]

LA needs to sink into the ocean. Fast.

Posted: 6/15/2009 6:35:13 AM EDT

[#40]

HEY!
That is one of those extremely RARE Thompson submuhshotguns!
Hope they send that one to a museum of death

Posted: 6/15/2009 6:36:55 AM EDT

[#41]

So if I was to buy 100 mosin nagants at $79 each and turn them in for $100 each that's...$2,100 pure profit.

Hmmm

Posted: 6/15/2009 6:37:11 AM EDT

[#42]

Posted: 6/15/2009 6:44:13 AM EDT

[#43]

Quoted:
The level of stupidity in government and the media is truly amazing.

Agreed

Posted: 6/15/2009 6:48:10 AM EDT

[#44]

That photo in the OP is an awsome pic for photoshoping

Posted: 6/15/2009 6:58:23 AM EDT

[#45]

Feel free to e-mail the reporter:

[email protected]

Posted: 6/15/2009 7:00:01 AM EDT

[#46]

Thats a m-16 I thought. made by mattel.

Posted: 6/15/2009 7:01:29 AM EDT

[#47]

Quoted:
Feel free to e-mail the reporter:

[email protected]

I thought this was a dupe from months ago anyways.

Posted: 6/15/2009 7:05:08 AM EDT

[#48]

There was a gun buy back in Phoenix last week-the haul was astoundingly huge. I think they got something like 25 guns...

Apparently, there's a huge difference between AZ and CA....

Posted: 6/15/2009 7:07:03 AM EDT

[#49]

Posted: 6/15/2009 7:08:06 AM EDT

[#50]

Maybe there is orange plug glued into the muzzle as well.

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