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New tactic of anti-gun fanatics



repost; Palo Alto Ca.



While I was driving south on 101 I passed by the Ikea store which has
a big electronic sign.



There was one ad that said: "$1000 REWARD For info on people with guns.



The sign had a silhouette of an AR and the logo for a police dept.
The sign advised people to report gun owners at the following number
650 321 1112. Ikea appears to own the sign but they use a company
called Smart Sign Media to take care of the ads that run. (800-549-7300)

I called Smart Sign Media and was told by "Cheryl" that the ad was
placed by the East Palo Alto Police. They were offering up to
$1000.00 reward. I called the 650-321-1112 number and was routed to a
lady in police admin at 650-853- 3160. I could not get the lady's name
but she told me that the program was designed to get the public to
report young men who were seen with guns in the street.



When I asked her what happened with these reports she said that these
were only considered .incidents" until an officer checked them out.
When I asked her what she meant by checking them out, she said they
would dispatch an officer to the address and see if the person had the
.proper paperwork" for the weapon. If not, they would confiscate the
gun and hold it pending further investigation. At this point, a true
report would be filed.



When I asked her to define "proper paperwork", the process for getting
a gun back, etc., she got very evasive and said I had to talk to a
sergeant. I was then left on terminal hold. I called back twice with
the same result.



I need the following from all of you:

A. Include a request to have as many people as possible call 650 853
3160 and ask to

speak to the sergeant on duty. Get as much info as you can about the
program and

the details.

B. Get people to start calling Ikea in East Palo Alto and find out why
they are

allowing this to go on.

C. Get this information out to as many other 2A groups as possible.



You can get a PDF of the notice that includes a picture of the sign
here: http://www.gs2ac.com/flyers/PAPoliceGunInfoCollection.pdf and on
our web site.



Many thanks,



Mark Towber

President

Golden State 2nd Amendment Council

http://www.gs2ac.com





Tue Apr 10, 2007 2:18 am

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New tactic of anti-gun fanatics repost; Palo Alto Ca. While I was driving south on 101 I passed by the Ikea store which has a big electronic sign. There was...
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Can someone please point me to (or forward me) the original post from the Bob Lee? I'd like to have a closer cite for his response. Rick Colorado ========= ......
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I would (and have) sent a complaint to www.idpa.com and call for a new Area Coordinator (Calif/AZ/Nev) and ask why their IDPA Area Coordinator (Calif/AZ/Nev)....
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