Piles among piles of unwanted firearms were zip-tied and loaded into Montgomery County Sheriff's Office (MCSO) vans Saturday during a gun buyback event.
Montgomery County Sheriff's Deputies inspect unwanted firearms at gun buyback event in Germantown Saturday, April 20th Piles among piles of unwanted firearms were zip-tied and loaded into Montgomery County Sheriff's Office vans SaturdayThe United Church of Christ of Seneca Valley organized the event as part of the Washington D.C.-areain conjunction with the MCSO and the State's Attorney's office.
We know there’s violence present in our community," said Holly Jackson, pastor of the Seneca Valley church. "We want to make a difference around gun violence. County officials told WJLA that around 150 firearms were turned in, including ghost guns and some explosives. Community members were able to surrender firearms in exchange for grocery store gift cards: functioning handguns, rifles, and shotguns were worth $100 and functioning military assault-style weapons and privately manufactured firearms were worth $200MCSO says all of the guns turned in will be completely destroyed by the Sheriff's Office, ensuring they'll never be fired again.
in Prince George's County felt the shock of gunshots at a "senior skip day," which landed five teenagers in the line of fire.Often we feel like gun violence is all around us, and there’s nothing we can do about it, or we feel very powerless against making a difference, but this was one way that the community came together and said, 'No, this is important, and we want to make a difference'.
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