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Lawmaker wants feds to fund ‘buybacks’ at 125 percent of gun’s value
by Chris EgerA New Jersey Democrat has submitted a bill to the U.S. House that would fund an environmentally friendly grant program to purchase unwanted guns.
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New Jersey gun buybacks net 4,775 firearms in 2 days
by Andrew SheppersonThe results of the New Jersey's most recent gun buyback initiative were made public Wednesday, with top law enforcement officials calling it the most successful buyback in the state's history.
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168 weapons turned in at Cleveland gun buyback (VIDEO)
by Jennifer CruzThe unwanted guns, which will be melted down and recycled, were exchanged for food and gas cards with a value of up to $200.
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Nearly 700 guns turned in to San Jose PD during buyback event
by Jennifer CruzIn just an hour and a half, the department had blown through $20,000 in gift cards and at that point started handing out cash instead.
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A look at some weapons turned in at the San Jose annual gun buyback (VIDEO)
by Jennifer CruzRarities included an antique Spanish single shot, one of the smallest handguns ever collected by the San Jose PD during a buyback event.
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Buyback in California scores HK MP5 and cans (PHOTOS /VIDEO)
by Chris EgerA buyback hosted by the Marin County District Attorney’s Office in five locations Wednesday spent $80,000 and got mostly your typical junk guns. With some exceptions.
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Overwhelming response forces Minneapolis gun buyback to close early
by Jacki BillingsA Minneapolis gun buyback netted 150 guns over the weekend and handed out more than $25,000 in gift cards.
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NY gun buybacks yield 165 firearms
by Jennifer CruzBronx District Attorney Darcel D. Clark said they were happy to receive so many handguns, noting that “each of these guns represents a life saved.”
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MI: Private Buyers Rescue Guns at Detroit “Buy Back”
by Dean WeingartenPrivate buyers at a gun "buy back" in Detroit rescue classic and valuable guns from senseless destruction.
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GA County Has Trouble Organizing Gun “buy back”
by Dean WeingartenGun turn in "buy back" activists are having a hard time organizing an event for Fulton County Georgia (Atlanta). They are aiming for July, 2016.
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Cheap Gun Opportunity: Detroit 11 June “buy back”
by Dean WeingartenA gun "buy back" event in Detroit, scheduled for 11 June, 2016, offers an opportunity to obtain good guns at inexpensive prices.
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Gun group’s plan to exploit Chicago’s gun buyback program spurs debate
by Daniel TerrillActivists say they're highlighting the ineffectiveness of gun buybacks, but critics say they're scamming a symbolic effort in a city plagued by gun violence.
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