Cdn-Firearms Digest Sunday, November 23 2008 Volume 12 : Number 650 In this issue: Toronto Star: Police extend gun swap for digital cameras ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: Sun, November 23, 2008 10:28 am From: "Breitkreuz, Garry - Assistant 2" Subject: Toronto Star: Police extend gun swap for digital cameras PUBLICATION: The Toronto Star DATE: 2008.11.22 EDITION: Ont SECTION: News PAGE: A13 BYLINE: Michele Henry SOURCE: Toronto Star WORD COUNT: 156 - ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Police extend gun swap for digital cameras - ----------------------------------------------------------------------- With more than 1,000 guns already turned in, Toronto police have decided to extend a gun amnesty program one more week. Toronto residents will have until Monday, Dec. 1, to take advantage of Pixels for Pistols, the opportunity to trade in a gun for a digital camera. "We got an overwhelming response," Det. Sgt. Chris Boddy said yesterday. "People turned in a lot more guns than we expected. We continue to receive calls and as the time goes on, more and more people are aware of this program." Since it began Oct. 22, the amnesty program has brought in more than 1,000 guns and more than 20,000 rounds of ammunition. Guns that are turned in will be tested to ensure they have not been used in a crime, then they will be destroyed. Boddy said the cameras, provided by local retailer Henry's, are a big reason why gun owners have been eager to surrender firearms sitting around their homes collecting dust. To surrender a gun, call 416-808-2222 between 7 a.m. and 7 p.m. any day of the week. http://www.thestar.com/News/GTA/article/541697 ------------------------------ End of Cdn-Firearms Digest V12 #650 *********************************** Submissions: mailto:cdn-firearms-digest@scorpion.bogend.ca Mailing List Commands: mailto:majordomo@scorpion.bogend.ca Moderator's e-mail address: mailto:drg.jordan@sasktel.net List owner: mailto:owner-cdn-firearms@scorpion.bogend.ca FAQ list: http://www.canfirearms/Skeeter/Faq/cfd-faq1.html Web Site: http://www.canfirearms.ca CFDigest Archives: http://www.canfirearms.ca/archives To unsubscribe from _all_ the lists, put the next four lines in a message and mailto:majordomo@scorpion.bogend.ca unsubscribe cdn-firearms-digest unsubscribe cdn-firearms-chat unsubscribe cdn-firearms end (To subscribe, use "subscribe" instead of "unsubscribe".)