According to everyone involved, yesterday’s gun buyback in the Bronx was a marvelous success! Four churches collected 1,216 firearms in a limited-time, no-questions-asked cahs4guns event. “In the fight against gun violence, everything helps, and I am proud that we were able to take so many guns out of circulation,” said Borough President Ruben Diaz Jr. in a statement. Gun relinqhishers can use the money to feed their families and pay their mortgages—or just blow it all on drugs and knives.
Each gun was redeemable for a $200 prepaid bank card. There was no limit on how many guns could be handed over, this year even BB guns were allowed (sorry scammers, they yield a smaller payback than real guns). There was however a $600 cap on payment for the second annual Bronx gun buyback; last year about 1000 guns were collected. "Though Bronxites can celebrate that the overall crime rate in our borough is down from last year, there are still too many shootings in our borough" said Diaz.
