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Sheriff’s Department Bringing Back Gifts for Guns Program
Last year’s
program took 610 firearms off the streets
By Allison
Jean Eaton
Bulletin Staff
Writer
In a joint effort of the city of Compton and the L.A. County Sheriff’s
Department, dates have been set for the 2nd Annual Gifts for Guns weapons
buy-back program.
Residents have three dates on which they can turn over their weapons — no
questions asked — for a $50 gift certificate that can be used to
purchase holiday gifts: Saturday, Nov. 25; Saturday, Dec. 2; and Saturday,
Dec. 16. The exchanges will take place in the parking lot of the Ralph’s
and Circuit City shopping center, 200 E. Compton Blvd., from 10:30 a.m.
to 4 p.m.
“It’s a joint venture we did with [the Sheriff’s Department]
last year. It was extremely successful,” said City Manager Barbara
Kilroy of the program.
The Compton City Council last week approved the city’s co-sponsoring
the event at a cost of $15,000, which will come out of the city’s
Narco Asset Forfeiture Fund.
In a letter dated Oct. 6 from Sheriff Leroy Baca and Compton Station
Capt. Eric Hamilton, the Sheriff’s Department requested the city’s
financial assistance.
The money will fund the program as well as pay for the printing
of flyers to advertise the opportunity, according to city staff.
“Last year, there were tons and tons of weapons turned in, and
our streets were even that much safer,” said Councilman Isadore
Hall.
According to Sheriff’s deputies, the 2005 program successfully
took 610 firearms off the Hub City’s streets. Among the weapons
turned over were three fully-automatic machine guns, one Uzi, three
Tec-9 machine gun pistols, seven SKS assault rifles, one Colt AR-15 assault
rifle, 36 sawed-off shotguns, four sawed-off rifles, two firearms
with
silencers and hundreds of high-powered rifles and handguns.
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