市长办公室表示,今年回购的枪支比去年首次进行回购时多了大约800支。
Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa said earlier that the program was designed to "create a safer Los Angeles, neighborhood by neighborhood."
市长Antonio Villaraigosa之前表示,该计划的目的是“邻里携手,共建更安全的洛杉矶”。
Opponents of gun control have questioned the value of gun buyback programs, expressing doubt that most criminals wouldn't turn in their weapons.
而枪支管制的反对者则对“枪支回购计划”提出了质疑,他们怀疑大多数的犯罪分子并不会交出他们的武器。