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NATION, Page 31American NotesDENVERGun Control at The Altar
Parishioners of Our Lady of Guadalupe Catholic Church in Denver
got an unusual proposal last year from their pastor. If they would
turn in their guns, the Rev. Marshall Gourley told them, he would
give $100 for each of them. Tired of officiating at the funerals
of shooting victims, the priest has mounted a crusade against
handgun violence.
Starting with a bankroll of $2,000, Gourley managed to collect
35 handguns, four shotguns and $800 in special donations before
running out of money last week. Some of the gun traders could not
be paid, but they did not seem to mind. Yet not all of them had the
purest motives. One man vowed to use his cash bounty as a down
payment on an assault rifle. Another threatened to kill the priest.
Still others bought cheap $30 guns and sold them to Gourley for a
$70 profit.
Undaunted, Gourley hopes some good will come out of his
efforts: he wants to melt down the weapons for a new church bell.
"We just want people to think Denver is not the O.K. Corral," he
said.