The event was the first gun buyback the police department has hosted in Salt Lake City in more than 20 years.
Paul Mazzie, right, turns in his father-in-law's Armalite AR-18, Saturday, June 11, 2022. In an effort to get guns off the streets, Utahns were encouraged to turn in their firearms during Saturday's gun buyback event at the Salt Lake City Police Department following a series of mass shootings across the U.S. in recent weeks., with many saying that they wanted to make sure their firearms wouldn’t end up on the streets, Salt Lake City Police Chief Mike Brown said.
In total, officers collected 103 guns, including 38 rifles, 28 revolvers, 24 pistols and 13 shotguns. Five of the surrendered weapons had been previously reported as stolen, according to a news release. Residents were given a gift card in return. “Today, there are 103 fewer firearms out in our community, which means 103 fewer guns that could end up in the hands of a person willing to inflict harm,” Brown said in a statement.
“We would be naïve to think this will be the solution to gun crimes in our community,” he continued, “but the Salt Lake City Police Department is fully committed to doing everything we can to reduce the chance of a firearm being used illegally, lost, stolen or abandoned.”Last week, Brown described gun violence as an “epidemic” and said he supports
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