Crime & Safety
Bucks County Trading Gift Cards For Guns
Bristol Township is using $25,000 in casino grant revenue to try to make the streets of the community safer by buying unwanted guns.
Bristol Township is once again taking a unique approach to making the streets of its community safer, by offering supermarket gift cards in exchange for guns, CBS Philly reports.
The program had a succesful run three years ago, bringing in nearly 300 guns.
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CBS Philly reports that Bristol Township is using $25,000 in casino grant revenue to fund the program. People wishing to turn in firearms may do so at the township administration building every Tuesday and Thursday, and receive a gift card for each gun, until the funds are depleted.
Police Chief James McAndrew said on CBS Philly, it’s way to reduce crime and gun violence. “We have had some homicides,” he says. “We have had guns pulled on our officers, we’ve had to call out our SWAT team on occasion.”
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Police will give $50 for a rifle, $75 dollars for a handgun and $100 for an automatic or semi-automatic weapon according to CBS Philly.
“To get a rifle off the street is less important than to get a revolver,” McAndrew said on CBS Philly. “Because a revolver or a handgun can be easily hidden and concealed on the body.”
Guns will be accepted on a "no questions" asked basis.
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