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星期四, 12月 13, 2018

波士頓市12月15日要向市民買槍

MAYOR WALSH AND POLICE COMMISSIONER WILLIAM GROSS TO HOST A ONE DAY GUN BUYBACK PROGRAM


  (Boston Orange) 波士頓市市長馬丁華殊(Martin J. Walsh),波士頓警察局局長葛羅斯(William Gross),今(13)日和醫生,醫藥專業人士聯袂宣佈,將於1215(週六)早上10點至下午4點,分別在六個地點,舉行為期一日的買回槍枝日
             這個定名為一把和平(Piece for Peace)”的活動,旨在誌記六年前的1214日,發生於山迪胡克(Sandy Hook)小學的槍擊案。
              麻省總醫院兒童部和麻省總醫院醫師組織和波士頓警察局合作舉辦的這活動,要求市民把槍枝帶到指定的交槍點,換取100元的標靶(Target)”連鎖店禮券。這一不查問活動將容許個別人士匿名拋棄槍枝而不必害怕會在交出槍枝時被控非法持槍罪。查詢交槍地點,可上波士頓警察局網站bpdnews.com
              “把槍買回來這活動自從2014年推出以來,波士頓警察局已收回601支槍。2018年內迄今,波士頓警察局沒收了645把非法槍枝,希望市內居民能夠利用這活動,交出更多槍枝,讓波士頓市的街頭更安全。

BOSTON - Thursday, December 13, 2018 - Mayor Martin J. Walsh and Boston Police Commissioner William Gross, in collaboration with physicians and medical professionals, today announced a coordinated gun buyback day will take place in six locations across Boston on Saturday, December 15 from 10 a.m. - 4 p.m. The day marks a remembrance of the victims of the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting, which happened six years ago on December 14. The "Piece for Peace" program aims to bring attention to the devastating toll that unneeded and unsecured guns can have on individuals and the public at large, and provides the opportunity for people to turn in unwanted guns and ammunition, no questions asked.

"Here in Boston, we know that even one life lost to gun violence is one too many," said Mayor Walsh. "The Boston Police Department is committed to getting guns off our streets: whether it's through the creation of the gun buyback program, recovering firearms, engaging with responsible gun owners, or tracing the path of illegal guns, we are working with the community everyday to make Boston a safer place for everyone."

Boston Police Department's gun buyback program, "Piece for Peace," is a proactive campaign to take guns off Boston's streets organized in collaboration with Mass General Hospital for Children and the Massachusetts General Physicians Organization. The buyback program asks city residents to turn-in guns at designated drop-off locations citywide in return for a $100 Target gift card. The "no questions asked" program allows individuals to anonymously dispose of firearms without fear of charges for illegal possession when turning in the weapon. For locations and information on the Boston Police Department's gun buyback efforts this weekend, please visit bpdnews.com.

"This One Day Buy Back is a unique event in that it strengthens the bridge between the city, public safety, and the health community around gun violence. Street violence and gun suicides are issues that touch all facets of the community and are a shared responsibility," said Commissioner Gross. "By participating in this regional buy back, we provide an opportunity for family members to get guns out of their houses, and off the streets, with no questions asked. We are all playing an important role in this fight against gun violence.  I've said it before, but one gun off the street is one gun out of the hands of a kid in our community and possibly one life saved."

Medical professionals have joined this initiative in an effort to decrease youth violence and take guns off the streets by raising funds within their local healthcare organizations, and hosting buyback days throughout Massachusetts.

"As I pediatric trauma surgeon, I often see the deadly effects of gun access and and the toll it takes on victims, their families and those who treat them," says Peter Masiakos, director of pediatric trauma services at MassGeneral Hospital for Children and co-founder of the MGH Gun Violence Prevention Coalition. "Working together, physicians and political leaders have a responsibility to address the public health crisis that is gun violence. This gun buyback that is made possible by the the forward thinking actions of the Boston Police Department and Mayor Walsh is an opportunity to safely rid homes and streets on unwanted weapons. If just one life is spared; whether it is by preventing a suicide or or an unintentional shooting that happens when a child finds an unsecured gun in a closet, this event will have been successful."

Since the beginning of the program in 2014, the Boston Police Department has collected 601 guns that have been turned in through gun buybacks facilitated through the Piece for Peace program. So far in 2018, the BPD has confiscated over 645 illegal firearms and hopes that Boston city residents will take advantage of this one-day program to increase that total, and in turn, increase the safety of our city.

The following procedure must be followed in order to receive amnesty for possession of a gun and to receive a gift certificate. If the protocol is followed, the person dropping off the firearm will not be prosecuted for unlawful possession of that specific firearm. Amnesty - however - will not be promised or given for any other crime committed with that firearm or for any other crime committed while in possession of that firearm.

Procedure:

  • Gun must be delivered unloaded.
  • Gun must be put in a clear plastic bag, and put into another container (gym bag, backpack etc.).
  • If depositing ammunition in addition to a gun, ammunition must be delivered in a separate bag.
  • If transporting the gun by car, gun must be transported in the trunk of the vehicle.
  • After the gun is screened by officers, and determined to be a working firearm, a gift card will be given.
  • Rifles and shotguns will be accepted, however, no incentive will be issued or provided.

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