Montclair to Host County Gun Buy-Back
The program got a boost of about $50,000 to take guns off the street after the Essex County Prosecutor’s Office and state Attorney General jumped on board.
Montclair will be teaming up with Essex County to get guns off the street. The township and county will be holding a gun buy-back in February where anyone can bring in their guns for cash. The gun buy-back was announced last month soon after the school shooting of 20 children and seven adults in Newtown, Conn. Montclair Mayor Robert Jackson initially presented the gun buy-back only for Montclair after an anonymous resident committed $10,000 to buy back weapons. However, the county has since reached out to the township to hold joint countywide gun buy-back. “The county though it was a great idea,” said Montclair Business Manager Marc Dashield. “And they decided that they wanted to get involved in the whole process.” The program will now…
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6:43 am on Monday, January 14, 2013
MikeM, your point is well taken and certainly valid. Buy-back programs alone won't work, and social engineering will not stop all violence. What is needed is a reasonable discussion on how to curb access to and the use of guns for other than legitimate purposes. The anonymous Montclair resident who launched this campaign has surely helped discussion as have your contributions here. Let's push for… more ›