Halifax is declaring its latest gun amnesty campaign a success after the two-week program saw 152 guns turned over to police for safe disposal. Through the Fares for Firearm program, people were given 50 bus tickets — a $100 value — in exchange for their unwanted guns. Out of the 152 guns turned in to police, 123 were long guns or rifles, 18 were handguns and 11 were pellet guns. To date, there have been nine homicides in the Halifax Regional Municipality in 2016, and at least five of those involved firearms. Halifax's last gun amnesty program was held back in 2009.

Source: CBC News October 03, 2016 19:09 UTC