Some of the 300 weapons turned in Tuesday at Lennox Middle School fill a shopping cart. The Sheriffs Departments Gifts for Gun event continues today from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the school. Donors receive $100 gift cards from Ralphs supermarket, Food 4 Less or Target. (Liz O. Baylen / Los Angeles Times)
Deputy Gregory Anderson tags a surrendered gun. The Sheriffs Department has offered the Guns for Gifts program for four years and is looking for donations to keep in running. (Liz O. Baylen / Los Angeles Times)
Sheriff’s Deputy Joe Medina collects a surrendered firearm. Guns can be donated anonymously, and deputies ask no questions. (Liz O. Baylen / Los Angeles Times)
Deputies John Cuevas, left, and Ryan Rouzan separate guns into groups of 100 during the two-day Gifts for Guns program. (Liz O. Baylen / Los Angeles Times)
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Funding for the Guns for Gifts program has come from the Sheriffs Department. (Liz O. Baylen / Los Angeles Times)
Deputy John Cuevas, center, enters surrendered firearms into evidence, while Deputies Angelo Lopez, left, and Ryan Rouzan assist him. (Liz O. Baylen / Los Angeles Times)
A deputy retrieves a surrendered firearm from the trunk of a car. (Liz O. Baylen / Los Angeles Times)
