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Asbury Park

1,581 guns collected in Asbury, Keansburg buybacks

'The voluntary surrender of these weapons simply makes our streets and neighborhoods safer'

By Asbury Park Sun


More than 1,500 guns were collected at gun buybacks in Asbury Park and Keansburg churches last weekend, Attorney General Jeffrey S. Chiesa [pictured above at podium] has announced. The firearms collected from Asbury Park comprise almost half of the 1,581 brought in through the buybacks, Police Chief Mark Kinmon said today. “This buyback was another […]

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Mar 12, 2013
Asbury Park

Gun buyback comes to Asbury

Firearms fetch $50 to $250 at no cost to taxpayers

By Molly Mulshine


In an effort to curb gun violence, the state Attorney General’s office and local law enforcement are joining to hold gun buybacks in the city in early March. Attorney General Jeffrey S. Chiesa [pictured above, at podium] announced the program at a press conference in the city this morning. “Like all of you here today, […]

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Feb 21, 2013