This sign by the Palo Alto PD has the potential to lead to lots of
situations where well-meaning people and law abiding gun owners can
be targeted.


--- In Combat-Handgun@yahoogroups.com, "jadm95111" <jadm@...> wrote:
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> New tactic of anti-gun fanatics
>
>
>
> repost; Palo Alto Ca.
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>
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> 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
>