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Dear Ms. Davis,
Someone should let people know the true value of the weapons they plan on turning in.
There are legally owned firearms that are worth thousands of dollars if transferred to another person or firearms dealer legally.
In today's economy, firearms worth several hundred or even thousands may be turned in for $50 or $100.00 without ever knowing the true value if sold to a legal gun dealer or collector.
Interfaith council is back with gun swap
More than 300 traded for gift cards last year
By Kristina Davis, UNION-TRIBUNE STAFF WRITER
Thursday, December 17, 2009 at 12:13 a.m.
GUNS FOR GIFT CARDS
What: Turn in unwanted guns for grocery gift cards
When: 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Monday
Where: United African-American Ministerial Action Council, 4981 Market St, San Diego
How: Arrive via Euclid Avenue and wait in your car with the unloaded gun until an officer can collect it.
Donate: To donate money for the cause, call Gerald Brown at (619) 264-1213.
Gun owners will be able to exchange firearms for gift cards Monday as part of an effort to curb gun-related violence.
The second annual event, hosted by the United African-American Ministerial Action Council, will be held from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the organization’s headquarters, 4981 Market St., in southeastern San Diego.
“Our thing is to make the community safer,” said Gerald Brown, a spokesman for the interfaith organization. “That life we are looking to spare could be our own or that of an officer or a family member.”
Each handgun can be exchanged for a $50 gift card to grocery stores, and an assault weapon or rifle can be traded for a $100 voucher. Organizers declined to say how many vouchers were available, but that the event would continue until they ran out.
The guns, which must be unloaded, will be collected by San Diego police officers — no questions asked and no identification required. The guns will then be destroyed.
Gun owners are asked to arrive on the building’s Euclid Avenue side and wait in their cars for an officer to collect the guns. Ammunition can also be turned in.
The exchange is primarily focused on removing firearms from the city of San Diego, but gun owners from other parts of the county are also welcome.
At the inaugural exchange last year, members of the public turned in more than 300 firearms, although community leaders ran out of gift cards two hours into the event, leaving many people frustrated. At one point, residents from southeastern San Diego were given preference.
The effort raised about $10,000 for the vouchers last year, and the group is still looking for more donations this year.
Firearms can also be turned in to any San Diego police or Sheriff’s Department substation or headquarters year-round. For safety measures, owners are asked to leave guns in their car until an officer can collect them.
Kristina Davis: (619) 542-4591; kristina.davis@uniontrib.com
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Just sent via email
Dear Ms. Davis,
Someone should let people know the true value of the weapons they plan on turning in.
There are legally owned firearms that are worth thousands of dollars if transferred to another person or firearms dealer legally.
In today's economy, firearms worth several hundred or even thousands may be turned in for $50 or $100.00 without ever knowing the true value if sold to a legal gun dealer or collector.
Interfaith council is back with gun swap
More than 300 traded for gift cards last year
By Kristina Davis, UNION-TRIBUNE STAFF WRITER
Thursday, December 17, 2009 at 12:13 a.m.
GUNS FOR GIFT CARDS
What: Turn in unwanted guns for grocery gift cards
When: 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Monday
Where: United African-American Ministerial Action Council, 4981 Market St, San Diego
How: Arrive via Euclid Avenue and wait in your car with the unloaded gun until an officer can collect it.
Donate: To donate money for the cause, call Gerald Brown at (619) 264-1213.
Gun owners will be able to exchange firearms for gift cards Monday as part of an effort to curb gun-related violence.
The second annual event, hosted by the United African-American Ministerial Action Council, will be held from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the organization’s headquarters, 4981 Market St., in southeastern San Diego.
“Our thing is to make the community safer,” said Gerald Brown, a spokesman for the interfaith organization. “That life we are looking to spare could be our own or that of an officer or a family member.”
Each handgun can be exchanged for a $50 gift card to grocery stores, and an assault weapon or rifle can be traded for a $100 voucher. Organizers declined to say how many vouchers were available, but that the event would continue until they ran out.
The guns, which must be unloaded, will be collected by San Diego police officers — no questions asked and no identification required. The guns will then be destroyed.
Gun owners are asked to arrive on the building’s Euclid Avenue side and wait in their cars for an officer to collect the guns. Ammunition can also be turned in.
The exchange is primarily focused on removing firearms from the city of San Diego, but gun owners from other parts of the county are also welcome.
At the inaugural exchange last year, members of the public turned in more than 300 firearms, although community leaders ran out of gift cards two hours into the event, leaving many people frustrated. At one point, residents from southeastern San Diego were given preference.
The effort raised about $10,000 for the vouchers last year, and the group is still looking for more donations this year.
Firearms can also be turned in to any San Diego police or Sheriff’s Department substation or headquarters year-round. For safety measures, owners are asked to leave guns in their car until an officer can collect them.
Kristina Davis: (619) 542-4591; kristina.davis@uniontrib.com