More than 1,100 guns were turned over to Bronx cops in a borough-wide buyback program yesterday spurred by a rash of recent stray-bullet tragedies.
The program — a joint effort of the NYPD, Bronx Borough President Ruben Diaz Jr. and Bronx DA Robert Johnson — exchanged $200 cash gift cards for each gun.
At St. Luke’s Catholic Church, gun owners handed over a rare street-sweeper shotgun and an Uzi.
“It’s like a burden off your shoulders,” said a Bronx resident who parted with a .38. “It’s a temptation, and it’s just best not to have it.”
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