I am almost ashamed to have been born in Brooklyn after reading this:
http://www.ny1.com/ny1/content/index.jsp?stid=1&aid=83965
A joint program between a group of Brooklyn pastors and the Brooklyn district attorney netted almost 700 guns. The event allowed people who owned illegal guns to drop them off at six churches in exchange for a $200 debit card, no questions asked. Twenty dollar bank cards were given for B.B. guns and air pistols. Overall, 697 illegal and functioning guns were collected on Saturday at six churches throughout the borough, including 204 revolvers, 193 pistols, 226 rifles and shotguns and 12 assault weapons. The guns will be melted down into hangers that will be used at dry cleaners.
Also mentioned, "Kelly reminded people that the city also has an ongoing gun buy back program at police stations that offers $100 for each eligible gun."
The idiocy of these buy backs always astounds me. The history of these programs ahs shown that non-functioning guns are the primary turn-ins. The next guns are usually from widows who are locking to off-load guns left by their spouses. These "buybacks" are a huge waste of time and money.
