COMPTON SHERIFF STATION "GIFTS FOR GUNS" PROGRAM

 

 

 

LOS ANGELES COUNTY SHERIFF’S DEPARTMENT

COMPTON STATION

PRESS ADVISORY

GIFTS FOR GUNS

 

 

WHO:         The Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Compton Station

 

WHAT:       The Compton Sheriff’s Station, with the assistance of the City of Compton, local community organizations, churches and businesses, will host a firearm surrender program for the holidays.

 

                    The program will provide a unique opportunity for area residents to safely surrender any firearm, completely anonymously and without questions asked, to Sheriff’s personnel in exchange for a $100 holiday gift card ($200 for assault weapons) to Best Buy, Target, Home Depot or Ralphs Grocery.  The location will be in operation on Saturday, November 29^th, Sunday, November 30th Saturday December, 6^th and Sunday December, 7^th to facilitate the exchanges.

 

WHEN:       Saturday, November 29, 2008 10:00 A.M.

 

WHERE:    Parking lot of Ralphs Super Market,

                    280 E. Compton Blvd., Compton, CA 90220

         

NOTE:       There will be a media briefing lead by Captain William Ryan from the Compton Sheriff’s Station at the exchange site. Other members of the PIO team will be present to assist the program.

 

For additional information, please contact:

                                                Sgt. Byron Woods

Compton Sheriff’s Station

301 S. Willowbrook Avenue, Compton CA 90220

                                                310.605.6579