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Guns for Cash (Cards) Program Nets Almost 700 Weapons

On Saturday, the NYPD collected illegal, working guns at six Brooklyn churches in hopes of making the streets safer. The Brooklyn DA's office was offering a $200 cash card per weapon (limit of three), and DA Charles Hynes said, "I think we're going to run out of money today, that's my hope. And if we do, then I'm going to ask the police commissioner to do it again." NY1 reported they took in nearly 700 weapons, including 12 assault weapons. Though some people reported complained about how long the exchange took (cops had to check the weapons), the NY Times says "most praised the program."

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By Jen Chung in on July 21, 2008 9:42 AM

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  • Rfive

    Great point bh. If you shot someone and wanted to get the gun out of circulation, sell it to the police and get paid for the hit!

  • Snoopy

    The NYPD is always good for a laugh. Next stunt.

  • babyhitler

    So if a guy kills someone with a gun and gets away with it he can then trade in that gun a few years later and the cops will pay him 200 bucks for it? Am I missing something here?

  • dhex

    i wonder what "assault weapon" means in this context. (not to be confused with hug weapons and tickle blasters.)

  • drliving

    Agreed, I imagine the positive effect on crime will be somewhere between absolutely none and next to nothing.

  • Rfive

    Its a good program to get guns that people have stored, but it will probably have a minimal affect on the guns that criminals use.

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