洛杉矶启动"枪支回购计划"

　　LOS ANGELES - Some 2,500 firearms were collected during a Gun Buyback program in Los Angeles, authorities announced on Sunday.

　　洛杉矶当局周日宣称，洛杉矶进行的“枪支回购计划”一共回购了大约2500支枪械。

　　Under the city's second annual Gun Buyback program which started on Saturday, residents surrendered their firearms in exchange for a grocery store gift card or a prepaid Visa card.

　　“枪支回购计划” 今年是第二年在洛杉矶进行，计划于周六开始启动，市民交出他们的枪支之后会得到一张杂货店的购物卡或者预先存了钱的维萨卡。

　　Officials described the program as the most successful in the nation.

　　当地的官员将该计划形容为全美最成功的计划。

　　Those turning in assault weapons received gift cards worth 200 dollars, while those who gave up handguns, shotguns and rifles got cards worth 100 dollars.

　　市民交出属于攻击性武器的枪支会得到价值200美元的购物卡，而交出手枪、猎枪和步枪的市民则会得到价值100美元的购物卡。

　　Gift cards worth 197,400 dollars were handed out, compared to 130,000 last year, according to the Mayor's Office.To encourage people to turn in their firearms, authorties did not ask gun owners any questions when collecting their weapons.

　　根据市长办公室的资料，相比去年的130000美元，当局今年一共发放了价值197400美元的购物卡。为了鼓励市民交出枪支，当局在回购枪支的时候没有对枪支所有者提出任何的问题。