Police: Cleveland gun buy-back program a ‘huge success’
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Posted: 10/20/2012
CLEVELAND - The city of Cleveland and the Cleveland Police called Saturday’s gun buy-back program a “huge success.”
Residents turned in more than 300 weapons during the Saturday morning event.
In exchange for an operable handgun, residents received a $100 gift card to Target, Shell or Dave’s Supermarket, along with a pair tickets to a Cleveland Cavaliers and a Monsters game.
Each person was also entered into a raffle for a chance to win $1,000.
A total of 309 guns, including 298 handguns and 11 long guns, were turned in.
The guns will be melted down by ArcelorMittal.
Copyright 2012 Scripps Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
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