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Northwestern University and Evanston's Only Daily News Source Since 1881

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Evanston resident James Davis fills out paperwork at the city’s second gun buyback event in June 2013. The city has since changed the gun buyback format to allow residents to trade guns for money on a daily basis.

Gun buyback activist questions efficacy of program after recent shootings

October 22, 2015

Less than three years after Evanston resident Carolyn Murray’s son was gunned down on the city’s West Side, Murray stood before City Council speaking again to aldermen about how the gun buyback program...

Evanston expands gun buyback program

September 30, 2013

Evanston expanded its gun buyback program to an ongoing basis Monday, offering the service at any time under a new process. Launched after 19-year-old Justin Murray was shot and killed last fall, the...

Police officers displayed the firearms they collected at Evanston's second gun buyback event on Saturday. Police Chief Richard Eddington said he hopes to make the service available to residents on a daily basis.

Stolen handgun among firearms exchanged at second buyback event

July 1, 2013

A stolen handgun was among the 28 firearms netted at Evanston's second gun buyback event on Saturday, police said. The handgun was reported stolen in Chicago 17 years ago, police said. Its owner will...

Police officers displayed the firearms they collected at Evanston's second gun buyback event on Saturday. Police Chief Richard Eddington said he hopes to make the service available to residents on a daily basis.

Photo gallery: Evanston’s second gun buyback event

June 30, 2013

Evanston residents exchanged 28 firearms for cash at the city's second gun buyback event on Saturday at Saint Nicholas Church. Although the city rounded up 45 guns at the buyback program's launch...

Evanston resident James Davis fills out paperwork at the city's second gun buyback event on Saturday. The three guns he traded in for $100 each brought the city's total haul to 28 firearms.

Evanston residents trade guns for cash at second buyback event

June 29, 2013

Evanston residents exchanged 28 firearms for cash at the city's second gun buyback event on Saturday at Saint Nicholas Church. Although the city rounded up 45 guns at the buyback program's launch...

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