CHICAGO — More than 1,000 people gathered in the Loop on Saturday to rally against gun violence, while dozens of others participated in a city gun turn-in program at a St. Sabina Church, in a day of initiative and advocacy to stop gun violence.
Over a hundred people lined up outside of St. Sabina Catholic Church in Auburn Gresham Saturday morning to turn in their guns for a $100 reward, no questions asked, in an effort by the Chicago Police Department to get guns off the streets. An extra $100 was given to those turning in an assault weapon.
Chicago police Superintendent David Brown said the turn-in was “not a trick” to try and charge people with possession of a firearm but a way to help “save lives.” He said Saturday was the first gun turn-in of the year, and the city plans to hold “as many as we can” throughout the year.
