Steve Kozachik organized a gun buyback in Tucson , the city where Gabby Giffords was shot . The buyback was simply an offer to people who were uncomfortable with having a weapon in their homes to trade those weapons into the Tucson Police Department in exchange for a $ 50 grocery gift card . He was vilified and threatened by pro-gun people , who staged a `` Cash for Guns '' flea market . This spurred Kozachik to leave the GOP , which he says is beholden to gun lobby . Kozachik : " I think that we have an opportunity here with this bill to show them how much of a difference they can make if they want to be part of our party.
Steve Kozachik organized a gun buyback in Tucson , the city where Gabby Giffords was shot . He was vilified and threatened by pro-gun people , who staged a `` Cash for Guns '' flea market . This spurred Kozachik to leave the GOP , which he says is beholden to gun lobby . Kozachik : " I think that we have an opportunity here with this bill to show them how much of a difference they can make if they want to be part of our party.