By NBCBayArea.com
Solano County's first countywide gun buyback program today collected 344 weapons including a military rocket launcher and multiple assault rifles, according to Vallejo police Chief Joseph Kreins.
The buyback, conducted from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m., drew in 113? handguns, 67 shotguns, 163 rifles, including multiple assault rifles and the? rocket launcher, Kreins said.
"The goal of the operation was simple: We wanted to get as many? illegal and unwanted guns off the streets of Solano County as possible,"? Kreins said in a statement today.
"We all know that these very firearms are often used to commit? violent crimes against our fellow citizens and in a variety of tragic? scenarios, including suicides," Kreins added.
A similar gun buyback in Santa Clara County last weekend had a starting budget of $150,000.??? In the end, the Santa Clara County sheriff's department said they received 1,116 guns, which included 47 assault weapons. They gave out about $114,0000, which means they had money left over.
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