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Californian City Offering Groceries For Guns in Drop-Off Event

Californian City Offering Groceries For Guns in Drop-Off Event
Owners of unwanted guns in San Luis Obispo can hand in the weapons in exchange for grocery cards on Saturday, Oct. 1, 2022, in this file image. Justin Sullivan/Getty Images
Juliette Fairley
Juliette Fairley
Freelance reporter
9/30/2022|Updated: 9/30/2022
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In an effort to curb shootings, California’s San Luis Obispo has set aside $12,000 in gift cards for the city’s first “Groceries for Guns” event, which is planned for this Saturday, Oct. 1, from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.

Californians dropping off “assault rifles” will receive a $200 grocery store gift card while other rifles, handguns, and shotguns are worth $100 cards.

Juliette Fairley
Juliette Fairley
Freelance reporter
Juliette Fairley is a freelance reporter for The Epoch Times and NTD and a graduate of Columbia University’s Graduate School of Journalism. Born in Chateauroux, France, and raised outside of Lackland Air Force Base in Texas, Juliette is a well-adjusted military brat. She has written for many publications across the country. Send Juliette story ideas at [email protected]
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