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Okay, a little background for those not familiar with this breaking story.
Since 2009 the City Of Los Angeles has been operating a gun buyback program.
According to Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa
Since the inception of the program in 2009, there has been a 39 percent drop in gang crimes and 33 percent drop in shots-fired calls, translating into 241 fewer people shot in the city.”
Wow, I did not know that this program was so popular. Granted, I don’t live in Los Angeles, but seriously, this seems like the kind of story that would have garnered nationwide attention long before now. It turns out that this is an annual program that is usually scheduled for Mother’s Day but was moved up due to the increased awareness brought by the tragedy in Newtown. But anyway, back to the Mayor:
Again in speaking of the gun buyback program that has been in place since 2009
Mayor Villaraigosa credits the gun buyback program, which allows residents to turn in weapons with "no questions asked," with getting close to 8,000 firearms off the streets.”
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