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Orange County supervisor recognizes Fullerton police involvement in regional gun buyback
Summary
Orange County Board of Supervisors Chair Doug Chaffee thanked Fullerton officers for participating in a regional, no‑questions gun buyback, described the drive‑through procedure and said prior events collected firearms (transcript cited collection figures); plaques were presented to participating officers and the city.
Doug Chaffee, chair of the Orange County Board of Supervisors and Fourth District supervisor, addressed the council to thank Fullerton Police Department officers for participating in a regional gun buyback event and to recognize participating officers.
Chaffee said the program operates on a no‑questions‑asked basis: residents drive through, officers retrieve firearms from trunks, and participants receive gift cards; collected firearms are later destroyed (he described smelting as a typical method). He reported post‑event collection totals from prior county buybacks and said the county hopes to hold another event in October with broader supervisor participation.
Chaffee presented plaques to participating officers and the city and offered gun locks to residents as a safety resource. The recognition was brief and ceremonial; no policy action or council vote was recorded on the item.
