A gun buyback on Saturday in Houston collected essentially the most weapons because the initiative started, in line with officers.
The four-hour occasion at NRG Park resulted within the assortment of 1,446 weapons, Houston police stated.
Saturday’s occasion was the fourth up to now 12 months. Officers stated greater than 4,200 weapons have been collected on the buybacks. The buybacks are a now partnership of the Metropolis of Houston and Harris County.
“Due to everybody stepping as much as assist with this initiative, which is a part of a broader, coordinated effort to scale back gun violence,” tweeted Harris County Precinct 1 Commissioner Rodney Ellis.
HPD stated it collected 490 semi-automatic handguns, 275 revolvers, 265 searching rifles, 228 shotguns and 188 semi-automatic rifles on Saturday.
Individuals acquired reward playing cards starting from $50 to $200 relying on the kind of firearm collected and if it was nonetheless functioning.
The gun buybacks started final summer time as a part of the mayor’s $72 million Crime Discount Initiative, One Secure Houston, which additionally focuses on home violence, psychological well being, and extra time for the Houston Police Division. The town and county have each allotted $1 million in federal funding in direction of the gun buyback program, which is just one of many initiatives officers stated they’re utilizing to scale back crime.
The occasions are “no questions requested” and residents can stay nameless whereas delivering firearms. HPD doesn’t ask for any private data or test to see if anybody has any warrants or data. HPD will test to see if any weapons have been stolen or utilized in a criminal offense.
– Written by Ashley Brown
