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Miami police want to buy Floridians’ guns — and send them to Ukraine

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June 20, 2022 at 2:02 p.m. EDT
Miami Police Department employees process guns turned in at Miami City Hall as part of a gun buyback program. (Lynne Sladky/AP)
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Miami police are seeking to get weapons off the streets — and into the hands of Ukrainian soldiers fighting Russia.

That was the stated goal of the “Guns 4 Ukraine” buyback program that the city’s police department held Saturday.

Police were offering $50 for handguns, $100 for shotguns and $150 for “high-powered” rifles such as AK-47s or AR-15s.