The Brooklyn Buyback event on Saturday, December 15, at at St. Peter's Lutheran Church and Mount Olive Baptist Church successfully recovered 134 weapons being surrendered
A breakdown of the firearms surrendered today is as follows
80 revolvers
31 semi-automatic pistols
4 rifles
3 shotguns
1 sawed-off shotgun
15 others (BBs, zips, starter pistols).
Some of the more notable firearms surrendered were a .22 Magnum Derringer "wallet gun"; a Beretta model 84 .380 caliber; a Smith and Wesson .357 Magnum
New York State Senator Malcolm Smith funded the program, and individuals received a $200 bank card for surrendering a weapon. Since the program's inception more than 8,000 guns have been surrendered.
Gun Buy-Back Collects 134 Firearms
Brooklyn's gun buyback program concluded this weekend, and 134 weapons were removed from the streets
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MFEnrique May 20, 2013 at 12:26 am
Chris Rock said it best, African Americans are shown more 'love' for doing a 'bid' and getting out…Read More of prison than to graduate school with a degree. When this 'hood mentality' starts to change, then you will see more than a trickle of AA passing advanced math courses.