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TUESDAY, JULY 24, 2001

The Department of Housing and Urban Developing will end funding for a gun buyback program that has been supported by a number of police organizations.

The program is not part of HUD's core mission, said a spokesperson. HUD claims the program only took 1 to 2 percent of the guns off the streets.

The $15 million program let local police departments buy guns in an around public housing projects. It was started by the Clinton administration in 1999.

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Bush administration ending program to buy back guns from public housing projects (AP 7/23)