Posted on 04/22/2002 3:40:18 PM PDT by tarawa
The Associated Press State & Local Wire
April 22, 2002, Monday, BC cycle
2:19 PM Eastern Time
SECTION: State and Regional
LENGTH: 183 words
HEADLINE: Waterloo police to hold second gun buyback
DATELINE: WATERLOO, Iowa
BODY:
A successful gun buyback program last year has prompted officials to sponsor another event in an attempt to get more guns off the streets.
The police department and the Waterloo Housing Authority are offering $50 for unwanted handguns, rifles and shotguns this weekend during the city's second gun buyback event. Officers will accept guns at the National Cattle Congress's pavilion building from 10 a.m. to noon on Saturday.
Weapons should be unloaded, said Capt. Eric Gunderson.
Pellet guns, BB guns, black powder and non-working weapons will not be accepted.
People handing in guns get the money, no questions asked. They will not be asked to identify themselves.
The firearms will be checked through a national computer database. Stolen weapons will be returned to the rightful owners, Gunderson said.
Remaining firearms will be destroyed unless they are classified as antiques under state law.
Money for the program comes from a $25,000 U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development grant.
The city's first buyback netted 100 guns in less than 30 minutes.
Your tax dollars at work!
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