AMERICA : GUNS FOR GROCERIES - LA POLICE EXCHANGE WEAPONS FOR GIFT CARDS



POLICE in Los Angeles, California, USA are offering money in exchange for weapons. In return for weapons the police are providing grocery gift cards some valued at $100 or more. The police have taken in 1500 guns so far during this drive. Long lines of cars waited to surrender their guns to the police. The officials kept in mind the shooting in Connecticut which killed 20 and 6 adults. The Mayor, Antonio Villaraigosa, said, "All of us are still mourning the tradegy at Newtown, Connecticut." The guns can be handed in with no questions asked. The program regularly takes place in May but was held on Dec. 26 in remebrance of the victims of Sandy Hook.

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