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San Francisco Chronicle | No questions asked: Here's how many guns were collected during S.F buyback.

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"A San Francisco violence prevention organization collected almost 200 firearms Saturday during a buyback intended to make the streets safer.

United Playaz, seeking to 'help end the pollution and be the solution,' collected firearms at its headquarters on Howard Street in the South of Market neighborhood.

The organization, partnering with the San Francisco Police Department, offered $100 for handguns and $200 for assault weapons — 'no questions asked.' The event collected 196 guns, including 16 assault rifles, a United Playaz spokesperson said. Last year’s gun buyback collected 140 weapons, 13 of them assault rifles."

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