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Committee notes and files police report on citywide gun buybacks; LAPD outlines program funding and processing
Summary
The Public Safety Committee noted and filed a Board of Police Commissioners report about resources for citywide gun buyback events. LAPD described past recoveries, the program's funding source and how surrendered firearms are handled and destroyed.
The Los Angeles City Council Public Safety Committee on Wednesday noted and filed a Board of Police Commissioners report on resources needed to host citywide gun buyback events.
The committee's action followed a presentation by Captain Zara Khan of the Los Angeles Police Department, who said the department has recovered roughly 18,192 firearms since the program began in 2009 and that 731 of those were classified as assault weapons under California Department of Justice standards. Khan told the committee the department and its partners have seen many ghost guns in…
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