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The summer 2006 Buyback has ended.... it greatly exceeded our expectations - over 1,000 guns received! We will be evaluating the program and discussing the possibility of doing it again. In the meantime, we will continue to do other activities to stop gun violence and spread peace. Stay tuned.
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"Aim for Peace" is intended to silence the gun violence in our city, and send a loud message to violent criminals that we are not going to allow our streets to be overridden by crime. Instead, we are encouraging our youth to reject a life of crime and violence, and embrace a life of personal responsibility, hope and peace.
This "no questions asked" program will allow individuals to dispose of firearms without fear of charges for illegal possession. It is our feeling that one less gun on our streets is one less potential death. In addition, "Aim for Peace" gives community members an opportunity to easily turn in a weapon and reduce the risk that a gun might be stolen and used for criminal activity.
While we have gained the support of the City, and many community partners, we need your help to make this program a success. If you have access to, or possess a gun, please save a life, and turn that gun in.
Click here to view or download the official Buyback brochure.

The Buyback is part of Red Sox Nation! Thanks to the Sox and all of the other donors!

My Interests

I'd like to meet:

peacemakers
people who believe in nonviolence
anyone in Boston, Massachusetts who has access to or is in possession of a gun
volunteers
financial supporters

My Blog

Boy, 13, was minutes from home when slain

By Brian R. Ballou, Globe Staff | January 17, 2007Seconds after stepping off a train Friday at the Jackson Square MBTA Station, Luis Gerena called his stepmother from his new cellphone and told her ...
Posted by on Wed, 17 Jan 2007 07:01:00 GMT

debate on taking drivers' licenses from gun violators

What do you think?Two letters from the Globe. Let's continue the debate here...Wrong answer to gun law violationsJanuary 9, 2007BOSTON HAS young men in its poorer neighborhoods running around shooting...
Posted by on Tue, 09 Jan 2007 13:40:00 GMT

2007 City of Boston Summer Job Registration - FEB. VACATION

2007 Summer Job RegistrationThe Hopeline is the only application process and is opened for a limited time. Don't miss out! You must be registered on the Hopeline in order to work for the Boston Youth ...
Posted by on Thu, 04 Jan 2007 14:01:00 GMT

Im sorry: Witnesses quote murdered teens last words to gunman

'I'm sorry': Witnesses quote murdered teen's last words to gunmanBy Marie Szaniszlo and O'Ryan JohnsonSunday, December 24, 2006 Less than a month after his cousin was fatally shot outside a Dorchester...
Posted by on Sat, 23 Dec 2006 22:19:00 GMT

Fund planned for victim's work

Fund planned for victim's workDecember 5, 2006A group of Boston ministers plans to announce today that they are establishing a Hero's Fund in the memory of Jahmol A. Norfleet, who helped lead a gang t...
Posted by on Tue, 05 Dec 2006 07:28:00 GMT

Amid yet another tragedy, Kai Leigh pleads for peace

Amid yet another tragedy, Kai Leigh pleads for peaceBy Michele McPhee/ The BeatBoston Herald Police Bureau ChiefThursday, November 30, 2006 - Updated: 09:44 AM ESTA little girl who became a symbol of ...
Posted by on Thu, 30 Nov 2006 08:40:00 GMT

2 gangs find real peace, in secret

2 gangs find real peace, in secret Officials' summit halts bloodshed By Suzanne Smalley, Globe Staff | November 5, 2006 Secret negotiations culminating in a "peace summit" have produced an unprecede...
Posted by on Mon, 06 Nov 2006 10:42:00 GMT

A bus that moves with tributes to children lost to violence

By Matt Viser, Globe StaffAn MBTA bus decorated with phrases memorializing young victims of violence was dedicated today in a public art project backers hope will be an evocative, mobile tribute to sl...
Posted by on Tue, 24 Oct 2006 12:04:00 GMT

Boston police set to distribute 5,000 free gun locks

By Suzanne Smalley, Globe Staff | October 5, 2006Boston Police will begin distributing 5,000 free gun locks today at 11 district stations across the city and at the licensing unit at police headquar...
Posted by on Thu, 05 Oct 2006 08:09:00 GMT

Over 1,000 firearms collected!

AIM FOR PEACE PROGRAM COLLECTS 1,000 FIREARMS!Program Ends, Message of Peace ContinuesToday, Mayor Thomas M. Menino and Acting Commissioner Al Goslin, in conjunction with the Boston Police Department ...
Posted by on Thu, 20 Jul 2006 20:48:00 GMT