Chatham-Kent police are calling their recent gun amnesty program a success, as residents handed in more than 50 guns.
Police received 40 non-restricted long guns, which include rifles, shotguns and pellet rifles; five restricted handguns; two pellet pistols; and four prohibited handguns.
Residents also handed over a pair of knives and about 20 kilograms of assorted ammunition, police say.
C-K police, in partnership with Chatham-Kent OPP, held the amnesty, which was part of a province-wide effort to cut back on the number of guns, especially prohibited and un-registered guns, in the province.
“The Amnesty was a great way for citizens to safely surrender their weapons to enhance public safety. Our goal was ultimately to reduce the number of guns on our streets and in our community,” Const. Rob Tobin, CKPS firearms officer, said in a release.
