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Bridgeport police officer Peter Garcia inspects guns brought in during a gun buyback event in Bridgeport, Connecticut on Friday, Dec. 28, 2012 in the wake of the shootings at Sandy Hook Elementary School. Read the full story.

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Bridgeport police officer Peter Garcia inspects a handgun during the buyback on Friday.

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Bridgeport police officer Peter Garcia (L) inspects rifles brought in by John Coppola on Friday.

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