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News Release - Alberta

RCMP Red Deer participates in Provincial Gun Amnesty

Red Deer, Alberta (October 10, 2006)

Red Deer City RCMP is very committed to embracing the Provincial Gun Amnesty, a Crime Prevention Strategy of the Alberta Solicitor General and Public Security and Alberta Justice, as another great opportunity to provide for “safe homes and safe communities” in the community of Red Deer.

The Provincial Gun Amnesty Initiative, which runs from October 1st - 31st, 2006 is aimed at preventing firearms and other materials from reaching the hands of criminals. The program will enable citizens to surrender their unwanted firearms, ammunition or other weapons in a safe and controlled manner with the assistance of Red Deer City RCMP.

The amnesty will include firearms that are:

registered
unregistered
prohibited
held by licenced or unlicenced owners
unwanted firearms (found, inherited, gifted, etc.)

The amnesty will also include ammunition and other weapons (i.e. illegal martial arts weapons, etc.)

In order to best serve the community of Red Deer in this initiative, Red Deer City RCMP has established a phone line that can be accessed between October 1 - 31, 2006:

For inquiries with respect to surrendering a firearm, ammunition or weapon, please contact:341-2087.

Public safety during this initiative is paramount. Red Deer City RCMP request that anyone wishing to surrender an item is asked to contact Red Deer City RCMP at: 341-2087 prior to attending the Detachment in order to discuss appropriate arrangements for safe transportation.

Anyone surrendering an item will be required to sign a waiver of destruction/disposal.

Since October 1, 2006, Red Deer City RCMP has received one firearm for disposal. Red Deer City RCMP would like to thank the public for their continued commitment to making our homes and communities a safe place for our children and families.

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Original signed by:

Cpl. S.I. (Sandy) ANDREWS
NCO i/c Community Policing
Red Deer City Detachment
(403) 341-2060