GRAND RAPIDS, MI -- In an effort to curb a rash of gun violence this summer, Grand Rapids police are looking to launch a gun buyback program.
The program, if approved by city commissioners, would tap $20,000 in funding from the city’s Safe Alliances for Everyone Task Force.
Police Chief Eric Payne plans to ask city commissioners Tuesday, Sept. 15, for the funds. The program could then start in October.
“This program will help us get illegal guns off the street and provide community members who no longer want to have legal firearms in their home a place to safely dispose of them,” Payne said in a written statement. “Removing these weapons will make the community safer by limiting access to firearms by those interested in using them in criminal acts.”
The payout for an individual gun would depend on the type of firearm and a pre-determined tier system. In other buyback programs, communities have offered prices ranging from $50-$200.
The announcement of a buyback program comes after the city’s 23rd homicide Friday, Sept. 11 Two men were shot along Adams Street SE near Kalamazoo Avenue and one died.
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