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Houston's second gun buyback program sees record numbers: 'We believe this is the largest'

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The city of Houston held its second gun buyback event Saturday morning and officials believe the turnout made history. Hundreds of cars lined up at the city's Westchase Metro Park and Ride to participate in the program, which is part of Mayor Sylvester Turner's OneSafe Houston initiative.

A few hours after the event was over, the mayor's office announced 1,208 guns were turned in on Saturday in exchange for a gift card, which is about 400 more than the 845 collected during Houston's first buyback in July.

A $50 gift card was available for a non-functioning firearm, $100 for a shotgun or hunting rifle, $150 for a revolver or semi-automatic handgun, and $200 for a semi-automatic rifle.

Dozens of shotguns and rifles sit in bins in the back of a car following Houston's gun buyback event. (City of Houston/Twitter) The mayor's office broke down the total numbers of guns collected as follows: 368 revolvers, 279 semi-automatic handguns, 243 shotguns, 227 rifles and 91 semi-automatic rifles. "We believe this the largest one-day gun buyback collection, if not the largest, in U.S.

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