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It's Almost Guns-For-Gift-Cards Time Again

The city of Portland and the Ceasefire Oregon Foundation are beginning to publicize this year's annual gun turn-in event, August 18, from 10am-2pm in the north Benton parking lot at Memorial Coliseum.

lackluster results
Portland Tribune
reported
private gun buyers crashed the event
$50-$200 cash
$50 Fred Meyer gift certificate
$75
limit three
while supplies last
$5 Burgerville gift certificate
Sun-Times
reported
WW
overpaying for a 9mm
the "Unsafeway" on MLK

WWeek 2015