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Guns cover tables in Camden, N.J., on Dec. 18, 2012, as Mayor Dana Redd & New Jersey Attorney General Jeffrey Chiesa announce a gun buyback event which brought in more than 1,100 guns (© Mel Evans/AP Photo)

Gun owners in dangerous Camden, NJ, flock to turn them in

12/19/2012

The effects of the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting have been felt far and wide, even in one of the most dangerous cities in America. Authorities in Camden, N.J., report that a "record-breaking" 1,137 guns were turned in through a two-day buyback program, which offered up to $250 per weapon. The total bill for the effort ran $110,000-plus, with an additional $6,000 in gift cards and $40,000 issued in IOUs. "[Participants] said they wanted these guns out of their house now,” New Jersey Attorney General Jeffrey S. Chiesa said. [Source]

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