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Staten Island Buy Back Event Nets 55 Guns

NEW YORK(CBSNewYork) -- A gun buyback event on Staten Island ended with fifty-five guns being taken off of the street, according to authorities.

An assault rifle was among the weapons turned in on Saturday, as were 33 revolvers, 14 semiautomatic pistols, a rifle, and 6 other guns. Two of the weapons were loaded and two had defaced serial numbers. The assault rifle was an SKS .762 with a 30-round magazine.

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