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OneGrassRoot

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Mon Jul 15, 2013, 05:28 PM Jul 2013

Baltimore residents line up to get laptops in exchange for guns

"Think smart, not stupid. Think education, not guns."



Curtis Mason dropped off three small-caliber handguns at yesterday’s Computers for Guns event and came away with a fresh Dell laptop and a sense of relief.

Mason’s 17-year-old nephew who lives in Baltimore had started to acquire handguns, so when the 55-year-old Towson resident heard on TV about the event, he realized he had a chance to help the boy he’s been trying to mentor.

“I was very concerned about these guns. What would happen from them? Would they fall into the wrong hands?” Mason asked.

“I told him ‘You don’t have to go down there. I’ll handle the logistics,’” he recalled. “I said ‘Think smart, not stupid. Think education, not guns.’ I was shocked he didn’t resist.”

http://www.baltimorebrew.com/2013/07/14/baltimore-residents-line-up-to-get-laptops-in-exchange-for-guns/


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Baltimore residents line up to get laptops in exchange for guns (Original Post) OneGrassRoot Jul 2013 OP
Bingo! Great idea! mountain grammy Jul 2013 #1
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