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Safer Communities fund backs Disarmory Ministries gun‑buyback; commissioners vote 5–1 to allocate $10,000
Summary
The Board’s Safer Communities ad hoc committee recommended a $10,000 allocation to Disarmory Ministries for a countywide campaign to collect and destroy unwanted firearms; commissioners voted 5–1 after discussion of law‑enforcement coordination and serial‑number checks.
The Oakland County Safer Communities ad hoc committee recommended and the Board approved a $10,000 allocation on May 27 to Disarmory Ministries to expand a gun‑buyback and firearm‑destruction program that collects unwanted firearms and destroys them on‑site.
Father Chris Yap (representing Disarmory Ministries) described weekend collection events in Berkley that accept unwanted firearms, which are cut apart with specialized saws and destroyed. He said the program has taken hundreds of firearms during recent weekends and identified examples…
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