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Philadelphia Gun Buy-Back Event Seeks to Help Reduce Community Gun Violence

By Sophia Schmidt
Published June 6, 2022 at 6:08 PM EDT
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Philadelphians will get the chance to trade in their guns for money today. WHYY’s Sophia Schmidt reports it's an event meant to reduce gun violence.

(Original air-date: 6/6/22)
WHYY Regional News
Sophia Schmidt
Sophia Schmidt is a Delaware native, and covers the environment for WHYY’s PlanPhilly. Before coming to Philadelphia in 2021, Sophia reported on her home state of Delaware for Delaware Public Media and produced interviews for NPR’s “Weekend Edition.” Sophia was a 2021 Metcalf Fellow.
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