By EGP News Service
Angelenos who turn in a gun to the police department, regardless of whether it has been used in a crime, will receive a $100-$200 gift certificate as part of the citys gun buy-back program, Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa announced April 9.
On May 9, a day before Mothers Day, the Los Angeles Police Department will be at 20 locations throughout the city to accept guns in exchange for $100 gift cards to Ralphs, persons who turn in high-caliber weapons will be eligible to receive $200 Visa gift cards.
LAPD officials do not plan to run ballistics tests on any of the collected firearms to match them up to unsolved crimes, in hopes that that will encourage residents to participate in the program.
The city has $70,000 for the gun buy-back program, and the goal is to collect as many guns as possible, the mayor said. The weapons that are bought back will be melted down and destroyed.
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