Caribbean National Weekly

Computers For Guns

By Santana Salmon··1 min read
Computers For Guns
Key Points(5)
  • The Miami-Dade Police Department will be conducting a Computers for Guns Exchange on July 27, 2024 from 10:00am -3:00pm in Oak Grove Park – 690 NE 159 Street, Miami, FL 33162 (Intracoastal District).
  • The program is designed to decrease gun violence and remove guns from the streets.
  • Computers for Guns is a community-based initiative focused on reducing gun violence, providing positive alternatives and opportunities through technology, and setting the stage for peaceful and purposeful dialogue among all members of the community.
  • Community members are encouraged to anonymously exchange firearms for new laptop computers and a Target gift card.
  • This will be a robust event with many focal points.

The Miami-Dade Police Department will be conducting a Computers for Guns Exchange on July 27, 2024 from 10:00am -3:00pm in Oak Grove Park – 690 NE 159 Street, Miami, FL 33162 (Intracoastal District).

The program is designed to decrease gun violence and remove guns from the streets.  Computers for Guns is a community-based initiative focused on reducing gun violence, providing positive alternatives and opportunities through technology, and setting the stage for peaceful and purposeful dialogue among all members of the community.

Community members are encouraged to anonymously exchange firearms for new laptop computers and a Target gift card.  This will be a robust event with many focal points. Multiple internet providers will be present to provide free and reduced internet costs, other entities will be providing job training, teaching resume building skills, and various career exploration programs

The computer for guns imitative is one of the many avenues used to decrease gun violence by getting illegal guns off the streets.

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