Central Florida residents are turning in weapons for shoes and gift cards in a program called Kicks for Guns. Nine Central Florida Police agencies are taking part in this program in multiple locations.
Knightnews.com went to one of these locations at the Central Florida Fair grounds and interviewed Lieutenant Robert Finlay of the Orange County Sheriff’s office about the program (See Video Below).
Lieutenant Finlay when asked how this program will affect UCF said “UCF is a part of our community in Central Florida, all of us will enjoy a reduction in crime that can be used with these weapons.”
Anyone is allowed to turn in guns anonymously even if the guns are illegal. Some of the guns that were turned in could even possibly lead to a third degree felony if someone were to be caught in possession of them.
At this location about 185 guns were collected around 2:30 PM Friday afternoon of the 1,016 total collected between the nine agencies.
Most of the guns will be destroyed according to Lieutenant Finlay and a select few could be converted for police use.
