Williams’ Gun Buy Back Event Gets 279 Guns off the Streets

PHILADELPHIA, Dec. 20, 2011 — Instead of getting a jump start on last-minute Christmas shopping on a brisk sunny mid-December Saturday morning, men and women of all ages lined up along 58th Street well before 10 a.m. to turn in their guns to police. State Sen. Anthony...

Williams to Announce ‘Goods for Guns’ Event

PHILADELPHIA, Dec. 15, 2011 — An increase in gun violence on Philadelphia’s streets has prompted state Sen. Anthony H. Williams, Philadelphia Safety Net, and Uplift Solutions to announce a “Goods for Guns” gun buy back event. Williams is a longtime ardent and active...

Williams to Host Upcoming Gun Buy Back Event

PHILADELPHIA, Dec. 14, 2011 — An increase in gun violence on Philadelphia’s streets has prompted state Sen. Anthony H. Williams and Uplift Solutions and Safety Net to hold a gun buy back event in an effort to keep firearms from ending up in the wrong hands. The gun...