A small step in the right direction:
Gun Buyback Events Overwhelmed in Oakland, SF
The number of firearms turned in to police at weekend events outstripped expectations

Officers Richard Niven (left) and Jeffrey Smoak handle guns that were bought back at St. Benedict's Church in Oakland.
Arturo Hurtado of Richmond was still stricken with grief over the mass shooting in Newtown, Conn., that left 20 schoolchildren dead when he awoke Saturday morning.
So he decided to get rid of his gun - "that darn thing," he called it - and purged it from his home.
Hurtado was among hundreds of Bay Area residents who dropped off their firearms at buyback locations in Oakland and San Francisco on Saturday, collecting $200 cash for their weapon, no questions asked.
Organizers said both locations saw crowds twice as large as expected. In East Oakland, a mile-long line of cars waited on 82nd Avenue to enter a parking lot at St. Benedict's Church, with some running out of gas while idling. In San Francisco, people stood in pouring rain outside the Omega Boys Club in the Dogpatch neighborhood to exchange their guns for cash.
By the end of the day, organizers expected more than 600 guns to be turned in.
Hurtado was a rare customer. Not only was Friday's school shooting his primary motivation, but also he walked away without taking the cash.
"I'm just glad it's out of my house," he said.
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