Thousands of guns — including numerous assault-style rifles and 'ghost guns' — were surrendered in a single day across the state of New York in exchange for gift cards.
It was part of a statewide gun buyback event organized by New York Attorney General Letitia James.-- including numerous assault-style rifles and "ghost guns" -- were surrendered in a single day over the weekend across the state of New York in exchange for gift cards, according to the state attorney general.
Describing it as a "landmark event," New York State Attorney General Letitia James, whose office hosted and coordinated Saturday's program, said more than 3,000 guns were surrendered at nine buyback locations throughout the state, including two in New York City. In Syracuse, New York, where police crime statistics show a 133% jump in homicides in the first four months of this year compared to the same time frame last year, 751 firearms were turned over by community residents.
"Gun violence has caused so many avoidable tragedies and robbed us of so many innocent New Yorkers," James said in a statement. "Every gun that we removed out of Syracuse homes and off the streets is a potential tragedy averted and another step in protecting communities throughout New York state."ABC News
The buyback program came just days after Syracuse Mayor Ben Walsh said at a news conference that the ongoing proliferation of guns in his community is contributing to a rise in the city’s violent crime rate in the first quarter of the year."There are too many damn guns in this country. They're everywhere. And we have too many states that are abdicating their responsibility to ensure that guns are being sold safely," Walsh said at the news conference.
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