Gun owners dunk on Shaq for sponsoring firearm buyback event in red state: 'Absolutely not'

Gun owners dunked on NBA legend Shaquille O’Neal for sponsoring a Texas county’s first-ever gun buyback initiative earlier this month, a video from the NRA shows.

FIRST ON FOX: Gun owners and National Rifle Association members dunked on NBA legend Shaquille O'Neal for sponsoring a Texas county’s first-ever gun buyback initiative earlier this month, video of the gun owners shows. 

"I don’t care how big you are or how intimidating you may be because of your celebrity status," one woman said in the video published by the NRA. "I don’t think it’s worth giving up my freedom, or my kids’ [freedom]."

Dallas County held its first gun buyback event earlier this month, which was sponsored by O’Neal. The former NBA MVP is a licensed police deputy in multiple states, including California and Georgia, and serves as an honorary deputy in southeast Texas, the Dallas Morning News reported. O’Neal did not attend the event, though the local sheriff said he endorsed the initiative. 

"I support Sheriff Brown's initiatives; Sheriff is doing the right thing and keeping our communities safe," O'Neal said in a press release ahead of the event, local outlet WFAA reported. 

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A gun owner expresses shock over Shaquille O'Neal sponsoring a gun buyback program in Texas.  (NRA)

Sheriff Marian Brown, a Democrat, announced the county’s first-ever gun buyback event earlier this month, when she encouraged locals to turn over "unwanted weapons that are lying around the house." 

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"This is an opportunity for law enforcement to educate and equip community members with the tools to properly