Gun buyback in Flatlands, Saturday, March 30 2013

Gun buyback in Flatlands, Saturday, March 30, 2013

Details:

http://www.nyc.gov/html/nypd/downloads/pdf/crime_prevention/cash_for_guns_brooklyn_2013_03_30.pdf

Results:

NYPD wrote:

The public surrendered 115 weapons today at a gun buyback event held at the Christian Cultural Center in Brooklyn. The event was organized by the NYPD in partnership with local clergy and the District Attorney's Office. Over 8,200 guns have been taken off the street since the program's inception.

Source: https://www.facebook.com/NYPD

https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=441650329245088&set=a.342392089170913.78999.262068223869967&type=1

Press: http://newyork.cbslocal.com/2013/03/31/assault-rifle-among-weapons-turned-in-at-brooklyn-gun-buyback/

Related reading:

http://www.washingtonpost.com/sf/feature/wp/2013/03/22/gun-deaths-shaped-by-race-in-america/