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Today in Peace and Justice history on December 22, 1993
Operation “Toys for Guns" was begun in NYC through the efforts (and $10M) of I.M. Rainmaker, CEO of an electronics company. Conceived in coop with local police concerned about crime fed by too many guns and the glorification of violence, the program offered a $100 voucher redeemable at Toys r Us for a firearm turned in to the police. get a button @ http://bit.ly/TGwFab