Gun buyback
December 23rd, 2008Gun buyback
Gun buyback program - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
A gun buyback program is a program instituted by a police department in a city where gun crime is on the rise, to turn in handguns or other kinds of weapons. (more...)
Gun 'buyback' set for Saturday
North Charleston Police Chief Jon Zumalt anticipates as many as 300 guns will be turned in as part of the city's first gun "buyback" event Saturday. He's basing that estimate on ... (more...)
Gun buy-back event canceled
A community activist said he plans on turning away anyone who comes to City Park this afternoon for a gun buy-back event following a dispute with the city over his permit. But the ... (more...)
Hundreds of weapons turned in during gun buyback - wtop.com
Hundreds of weapons turned in during gun buyback ... Police charge NN man in shooting death of Hampton teen; 22-year-old man charged with homicide in Hampton slaying; Two teens ... (more...)
Hundreds of weapons turned in during gun buyback
CHESAPEAKE, Va. (AP) - Chesapeake police say more than 300 firearms were turned in to authorities in the city's first gun buyback. People who dropped off the 309 guns Saturday ... (more...)
Ohio.com - Gun buyback draws crowds
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The Boston Herald ?s Jessica Van Sack has a front page story today on Menino?s long record of blaming anyone and everyone but himself for things that have gone wrong on his ... (more...)
Ohio.com - Gun 'buyback' won't work
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Poughkeepsie leaders aim to curb gun violence - Daily Freeman
POUGHKEEPSIE ? In the wake of a recent homicide and four people being wounded in three incidents, Poughkeepsie Mayor John Tkazyik on Monday brought together leaders from law enforcement, community and religious organizations and local schools to ... (more...)
Poughkeepsie declares zero tolerance for gun violence - Mid-Hudson News Network
POUGHKEEPSIE ? In the wake of one recent homicide and four people being wounded in three incidents, Poughkeepsie Mayor John Tkazyik Monday night brought together leaders in law enforcement, community and religious organizations and the schools to ... (more...)
Thomas Slaying: Trial Begins - WTen.com
Last May, a stray bullet killed 10-year-old Kathina Thomas as she played on the front steps of her home on Albany's First Street. Her death sparked outrage, and even prompted the community to come together to get guns off Albany streets. Now the case ... (more...)
Ex-chief deputy pleads guilty to theft - Bedford Times-Mail
BEDFORD ? Former Lawrence County Police Department Chief Deputy Michael Terry appeared in Lawrence Superior Court II last week, where he agreed to plead guilty to a lesser charge for his part in forging gun buy-back forms under the administration ... (more...)
Homicides rose across Passaic County in 2008 - NorthJersey.com
Three homicides in December capped off a year that showed a significant increase in killings in Passaic County compared to 2007. There were 28 confirmed homicides in the county last year, compared with 19 in 2007. The county averages about 24 ... (more...)
Fewer murders are still too many - Buffalo News
That?s been the sentiment Mayor Byron W. Brown, Police Commissioner H. McCarthy Gipson and homicide detectives have repeated for nearly three years. They acknowledge, however, two years after one of the bloodiest years on record, things are headed ... (more...)