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Portland mayor to announce gun buy-back event scheduled for December
Published: Monday, November 15, 2010, 12:23 AM Updated: Monday, November 15, 2010, 12:31 AM
Maxine Bernstein, The Oregonian
As Mayor Sam Adams prepares to bring to City Council on Thursday five proposed ordinances to stem shootings through gun-control regulations and stiffer juvenile curfews, he's expected to also announce today a gun buy-back event scheduled for the second week in December.
The mayor said on Friday he'd announce the exact date and location today. The December date, Adams said, should draw plenty of gun owners who may looking for extra shopping money for the holidays.
Ceasefire Oregon hosted 15 annual gun turn-in events since 1994, but had to discontinue the event two years ago because lack of donations. For each firearm turned in, residents receive a merchandise gift certificate.
At its last Nov. 1, 2008 gun turn-in event, the group ran out of gift certificates and funds before it could "buy back" everyone's guns, causing many people to take their guns back home. In each of the last five turn-ins, including two in 2007, Ceasefire Oregon received 95 to 124 guns per turn-in, according to its website. The total number of guns received since 1994 are 7,161.
Portland Cmdr. Dave Benson said police do not check the identification of those who turn in guns.
"The whole purpose of gun turn-ins is no questions are asked,'' Benson said. "This is an anonymous gun turn-in.''
Ceasefire Oregon cites these reasons for turning in a gun:
Young, lively, curious children are at your home.
Someone in your family or a friend or neighbor is suffering from depression.
The firearm cannot be properly stored.
The gun was left by an earlier occupant of the house.
You can't guarantee that someone else won't get the gun.
You want to do something to reduce the number of gun accidents, suicides, and homicides.
A gun in the home could kill or injure a family member or friend.
You would rather have a gift certificate than the gun.
--Maxine Bernstein
Portland mayor to announce gun buy-back event scheduled for December | OregonLive.com
Portland mayor to announce gun buy-back event scheduled for December
Published: Monday, November 15, 2010, 12:23 AM Updated: Monday, November 15, 2010, 12:31 AM
Maxine Bernstein, The Oregonian
As Mayor Sam Adams prepares to bring to City Council on Thursday five proposed ordinances to stem shootings through gun-control regulations and stiffer juvenile curfews, he's expected to also announce today a gun buy-back event scheduled for the second week in December.
The mayor said on Friday he'd announce the exact date and location today. The December date, Adams said, should draw plenty of gun owners who may looking for extra shopping money for the holidays.
Ceasefire Oregon hosted 15 annual gun turn-in events since 1994, but had to discontinue the event two years ago because lack of donations. For each firearm turned in, residents receive a merchandise gift certificate.
At its last Nov. 1, 2008 gun turn-in event, the group ran out of gift certificates and funds before it could "buy back" everyone's guns, causing many people to take their guns back home. In each of the last five turn-ins, including two in 2007, Ceasefire Oregon received 95 to 124 guns per turn-in, according to its website. The total number of guns received since 1994 are 7,161.
Portland Cmdr. Dave Benson said police do not check the identification of those who turn in guns.
"The whole purpose of gun turn-ins is no questions are asked,'' Benson said. "This is an anonymous gun turn-in.''
Ceasefire Oregon cites these reasons for turning in a gun:
Young, lively, curious children are at your home.
Someone in your family or a friend or neighbor is suffering from depression.
The firearm cannot be properly stored.
The gun was left by an earlier occupant of the house.
You can't guarantee that someone else won't get the gun.
You want to do something to reduce the number of gun accidents, suicides, and homicides.
A gun in the home could kill or injure a family member or friend.
You would rather have a gift certificate than the gun.
--Maxine Bernstein
Portland mayor to announce gun buy-back event scheduled for December | OregonLive.com