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I can't believe their doing this crap here. But since they are, throw a monkey wrench into the works if you can. Bring a garbage gun, and try to get a card for Dick's or Walmart. Bring it there, and turn it into ammo or another gun-related item. Wish I had a junker.....\
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Police offering gun buybacks
By J.J. Huggins
Sentinel & Enterprise
Article Launched:11/22/2006 10:57:43 AM EST
LEOMINSTER -- The police department is holding its first ever gun-buyback program next month, with help from a local business.
People can bring guns to the police station at 29 Church St. on Sunday, Dec. 17, from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.
Police will not check to see if the people handing in the guns have a license to carry, according to Capt. Thomas J. Bisol.
"No identification will be asked for, no names taken," Bisol said during an interview in his office Tuesday.
Officers will give $75 gift cards for semi-automatic weapons, $50 for handguns and $25 for "long guns," which are firearms like rifles and shotguns, Bisol said.
Ramsey Rehab, a company based in Leominster and Fitchburg, is sponsoring the program.
The gift cards will be for stores like Target, Dick's Sporting Goods and Wal-Mart, according to Ed Ramsey, the owner of the company.
Ramsey came up with the idea for a gun buyback after he heard about how successful the program was in Worcester.
"So I was thinking, why not in Leominster and Fitchburg," Ramsey said.
Police know many people have guns illegally, Bisol said.
Sometimes people will inherit a gun they don't want, or they move into a house and find one that the previous owner left behind, the captain noted.
But once the person has the gun, they're responsible for it, Bisol said.
"With gun ownership comes the responsibility of safely storing that gun to keep it out of the hands of a child," Bisol said.
The police also want to make sure illicit guns don't end up on the street, Bisol said.
But even legal gun owners can turn in guns in exchange for gift certificates, Bisol said.
The guns have to be operable.
Police will not accept broken guns or things like pellet guns, Bisol said.
The police will have the weapons destroyed, Bisol said.
Ramsey's company is in its tenth year in business, and every year they sponsor some kind of charity, he said.
"We do not have a problem with guns or gun owners, we just want to make the community safer," he said.
Workers at Ramsey Rehab, located at 39 Cinema Blvd. in Leominster and 33 Electric Ave. in Fitchburg, focus on health, physical therapy and preventing injuries, Ramsey said.
The point of the gun buyback is to help stop illegal guns from causing harm, according to Ramsey.
"My whole company is based on prevention, so this is just another aspect of that," he said.
Police ask that people turning over guns bring them to the station unloaded and wrapped in a bag.
If a person wants to take advantage of the program and doesn't want to go to the police station, they can call the police and an officer will retrieve the gun from the person, Bisol said.
People seeking more information can call the officer in charge at 978-534-7560, ext. 305.
I can't believe their doing this crap here. But since they are, throw a monkey wrench into the works if you can. Bring a garbage gun, and try to get a card for Dick's or Walmart. Bring it there, and turn it into ammo or another gun-related item. Wish I had a junker.....\
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Police offering gun buybacks
By J.J. Huggins
Sentinel & Enterprise
Article Launched:11/22/2006 10:57:43 AM EST
LEOMINSTER -- The police department is holding its first ever gun-buyback program next month, with help from a local business.
People can bring guns to the police station at 29 Church St. on Sunday, Dec. 17, from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.
Police will not check to see if the people handing in the guns have a license to carry, according to Capt. Thomas J. Bisol.
"No identification will be asked for, no names taken," Bisol said during an interview in his office Tuesday.
Officers will give $75 gift cards for semi-automatic weapons, $50 for handguns and $25 for "long guns," which are firearms like rifles and shotguns, Bisol said.
Ramsey Rehab, a company based in Leominster and Fitchburg, is sponsoring the program.
The gift cards will be for stores like Target, Dick's Sporting Goods and Wal-Mart, according to Ed Ramsey, the owner of the company.
Ramsey came up with the idea for a gun buyback after he heard about how successful the program was in Worcester.
"So I was thinking, why not in Leominster and Fitchburg," Ramsey said.
Police know many people have guns illegally, Bisol said.
Sometimes people will inherit a gun they don't want, or they move into a house and find one that the previous owner left behind, the captain noted.
But once the person has the gun, they're responsible for it, Bisol said.
"With gun ownership comes the responsibility of safely storing that gun to keep it out of the hands of a child," Bisol said.
The police also want to make sure illicit guns don't end up on the street, Bisol said.
But even legal gun owners can turn in guns in exchange for gift certificates, Bisol said.
The guns have to be operable.
Police will not accept broken guns or things like pellet guns, Bisol said.
The police will have the weapons destroyed, Bisol said.
Ramsey's company is in its tenth year in business, and every year they sponsor some kind of charity, he said.
"We do not have a problem with guns or gun owners, we just want to make the community safer," he said.
Workers at Ramsey Rehab, located at 39 Cinema Blvd. in Leominster and 33 Electric Ave. in Fitchburg, focus on health, physical therapy and preventing injuries, Ramsey said.
The point of the gun buyback is to help stop illegal guns from causing harm, according to Ramsey.
"My whole company is based on prevention, so this is just another aspect of that," he said.
Police ask that people turning over guns bring them to the station unloaded and wrapped in a bag.
If a person wants to take advantage of the program and doesn't want to go to the police station, they can call the police and an officer will retrieve the gun from the person, Bisol said.
People seeking more information can call the officer in charge at 978-534-7560, ext. 305.
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