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More than 200 guns collected at Baltimore event

By WTOP Staff

BALTIMORE (AP) — Organizers say more than 200 guns were collected at a gun buyback event in Baltimore.

Radio station WBAL-AM (http://bit.ly/1ppeO4O ) reports 231 guns were collected Saturday during the Goods for Guns event.

Officials were offering a $100 gift card to the supermarket ShopRite for anyone who turned in a handgun or shotgun.

The event was held at the New All Saints Catholic Church between 10 a.m. and 2 p.m.

Last year’s Goods for Guns collection took in over 460 weapons.

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Information from: WBAL-AM, http://www.wbal.com

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