Crime & Safety
Sheriff's Office Buys Back More Than 450 Guns
The Manatee County Sheriff's Office also collected five assault-type weapons in Saturday's gun buy back event.

More than 450 guns are off the streets of Manatee County following a gun buy back event Saturday at the Manatee County Sheriff's Office.
The sheriff's office collected 459 firearms, including five assault-type weapons during Saturday's event. People turning in the guns received money, and the sheriff's office paid about $38,000 out of the Law Enforcement Trust Fund (seized drug money) to pay for the guns.
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