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FOLLOWING THE TRAGEDY AT SANDY
HOOK, MANY POLITICIANS AND
CITIZENS ARE CALLING FOR
CHANGES TO GUN LAWS AND
REGULATIONS. NEWS EIGHT'S
JACQUIE SLATER TELLS US HOW
ONE CITY IS RESPONDING TO THE
CALL FOR ACTION.
THE TRAGEDY AT SANDY HOOK HAS
PEOPLE EVERYWHERE WONDERING
WHAT CAN THEY DO TO MAKE A
DIFFERENCE. THAT'S WHY THE
FOLKS AT YALE NEW HAVEN
CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL ARE
TEAMING UP WITH THE NEW HAVEN
POLICE DEPARTMENT TO HELP GET
GUNS OFF THE STREET.THE NEW
HAVEN POLICE DEPARTMENT IS
ASKING THE PUBLIC TO TURN IN
THEIR GUNS. BECAUSE OF WHAT
HAPPENED IN NEWTOWN, GUN BUY
BACKS HAVE BEEN SCHEDULED FOR
DECEMBER TWENTY-SECOND AND
TWENTY-NINTH. "WHAT PEOPLE
WANT TO SEE IS ACTION.
ALTHOUGH WE CAN'T SPEAK FOR
THE NATION, UH, WE CAN'T ACT
FOR THE NATION, WE CAN
CERTAINLY ACT FOR OUR
COMMUNITY. AND THIS IS ACTION."
PEOPLE CAN DROP THEIR GUNS AT
THE POLICE TRAINING ACADEMY.
IN EXCHANGE THEY'LL RECEIVE A
FIFTY DOLLAR MONETARY GIFT
CARD. ASSAULT WEAPONS ARE
WORTH ONE HUNDRED DOLLARS.
THIS IS WHAT YOU'LL NEED TO
KNOW.FIREARMS MUST BE
DELIVERED UNLOADED.THEY MUST
BE IN CLEAR PLASTIC BAGS AND
PUT IN ANOTHER CONTAINER.ANY
AMMUNITION SHOULD BE IN A
SPEARATE BAG.FIREARMS MUST BE
IN WORKING CONDITION.ILLEGAL
FIREARMS WILL ALSO BE ACCEPTED.
PEOPLE CAN DROP A GUN OFF, NO
QUESTIONS ASKED. "WE DON'T ASK
QUESTIONS AS TO WHERE THAT GUN
CAME FROM. WE'RE VERY HAPPY TO
HAVE IT OFF THE STREET."
"THEY'RE STOLEN IN BURGLARIES,
THEY'RE BROUGHT TO NEW
HAVEN,EXCHANGED FOR DRUGS, AND
END UP ON THE STREETS. ANY GUN
THAT WE TAKE OFF THE STREET IS
GONNA, IS GONNA HELP REDUCE
VIOLENCE."THE BUY BACK IS NOT
JUST FOR NEW HAVEN RESIDENTS.
GUN OWNERS EVERYWHERE CAN TAKE
PART."WE NEED TO STOP THIS. WE
NEED TO PUT AN END TO THIS GUN
VIOLENCE. WE'RE LOSING TOO
MANY OF OUR CHILDREN TO GUN
VIOLENCE."POLICE SAY A
SUCCESSFUL BUYBACK REALLY
DEPENDS ON WORD OF MOUTH.
THAT'S WHY IF YOU'RE WATCHING
THIS THEY ASK THAT YOU SHARE
THE NEWS WITH EVERYONE.IN NEW
HAVEN, JACQUIE SLATER NEWS 8.