2008 Lents Neighborhood Association/Ceasefire Oregon Education Foundation Annual Gun Turn-In

Saturday, November 1, 2008
7 a.m. to 2 p.m.
5933 SE 92nd Avenue (between Woodstock and Foster), Portland, 97266

The Ceasefire Oregon Education Foundation, in partnership with Lents Neighborhood Association, will host the Annual Gun Turn-In to provide a place where gun owners can dispose of unwanted firearms. For each WORKING firearm turned in, residents will receive a $75.00 gift certificate to Fred Meyer. With the advertising for this event, we raise awareness of the risks and responsibilities of gun ownership, including the importance of safe storage.

Number of guns turned in at Ceasefire's annual turn-ins:
1994: 600
1995: 300
1996: 689
1997: 907
1998: 1069
1999: 692
2000: 692
2001: 504
2002: 365
2003: 356
2004: 115
2005: 95
2006: 108
2007: 245
TOTAL: 6,731

The Annual Gun Turn-In is held at a specific site on a specific day, and each person who turns in a working gun receives a gift certificate to Fred Meyer in the amount of $75.00. Under the Year-Round Gun Turn-In, the person in possession of the gun contacts a law enforcement officer to arrange to turn in the gun, and no certificates are provided in return.

Reasons to turn in a firearm:
• Young, lively, curious children are at your home.
• Someone in your family or a friend or neighbor is suffering from depression.
• The firearm cannot be properly stored.
• The gun was left by an earlier occupant of the house.
• You can't guarantee that someone else won't get the gun.
• You want to do something to reduce the number of gun accidents, suicides, and homicides.
• You understand that a gun in the home is much more likely to kill or injure a family member or friend than it is to protect you.
• You would rather have a gift certificate than the gun.

For more information, please call the Ceasefire Oregon Education Foundation
at 503.220.1669, or email us at info@ceasefireoregon.org.

Dennis Paul LoGiudice
Information & Referral
Office of Neighborhood Involvement
1221 SW 4th Avenue, Room 110
Portland, Oregon 97204
Phone: 503-865-2626

To help ensure equal access to City programs, services and activities, the City of Portland will reasonably modify policies/procedures and provide auxiliary aids/services to persons with disabilities. Call 503-823-4000, or the City's TTY at 503-823-6868, or the Oregon Relay Service at 1-800-735-2900 no less than five (5) business days prior to the event.

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