Surrender your weapons
This photo, submitted by Bonnie Winchester, public information officer for the New Haven, Conn., Police Department, shows some of the 88 guns the department collected during a two-week gun buy back program in December. Through the program, police recovered 48 revolvers, 27 semi-automatic pistols, five rifles, three shotguns, two sawed-off shotguns, two sawed-off rifles and one assault weapon. For each gun that a New Haven resident dropped off at police headquarters, he or she was given a choice of a $100 gift card from Shaw’s Supermarkets, Wal-Mart, Walgreens or Stop & Shop. Including the weapons collected in December, New Haven police recovered 310 guns from residents in 2006.
This photo, submitted by Bonnie Winchester, public information officer for the New Haven, Conn., Police Department, shows some of the 88 guns the department collected during a two-week gun buy back program in December. Through the program, police recovered 48 revolvers, 27 semi-automatic pistols, five rifles, three shotguns, two sawed-off shotguns, two sawed-off rifles and one assault weapon. For each gun that a New Haven resident dropped off at police headquarters, he or she was given a choice of a $100 gift card from Shaw’s Supermarkets, Wal-Mart, Walgreens or Stop & Shop. Including the weapons collected in December, New Haven police recovered 310 guns from residents in 2006.
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