Name: Raleigh mayor discusses gun buyback program set for Saturday
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Description: Raleigh Mayor Mary-Ann Baldwin joined WRAL News at Noon on Friday. She discussed Saturday's gun buyback event.

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Raleigh Mayor Mary-Ann Baldwin joined WRAL News at Noon on Friday. She discussed Saturday's gun buyback event.

CLICK REPORTED IN THE WRAL NEWS >> TOMORROW THE CITY OF RALEIGH IS LAUNCHING ITS FIRST EVER GUN BUYBACK PROGRAM. IT'S A CHANCE FOR EVERYONE TO DO THEIR PART TO GET GUNS OFF THE STREET. AND JOINING US TO TALK ABOUT THIS INITIATIVE IS RALEIGH, MAYOR MARY-ANN BALDWIN. THANK YOU SO MUCH. MAYOR BALDWIN FOR JOINING US THIS AFTERNOON. THIS IS SUCH AN IMPORTANT THING TO TALK ABOUT AND I KNOW YOU HAVE SOME FOR OUR VIEWERS ABOUT GUN VIOLENCE IN OUR CITY. WELL, ONE OF THE THINGS I THINK MOST IMPORTANTLY, THIS IS REALLY ABOUT REDUCING GUN VIOLENCE. BUT IT'S ALSO ABOUT GETTING GUNS OFF THE STREETS. AND WE ALL KNOW AND HAVE SEEN SOME OF THE STATISTICS. >> WHERE WE HAVE HAD REPORTS OF 200 GUNS STOLEN FROM VEHICLES JUST THIS YEAR ALONE. AND WHAT WE'RE TRYING TO DO IS SEND A MESSAGE FOR STOPPED SAFELY, SECURE YOUR WEAPONS. HIM, PLEASE. GIVE BACK. GIVE IT OUT. IF YOU CAN'T DO THAT. AND WHAT PROMPTED THE CITY TO TAKE THIS RIGHT NOW. WELL, WE HAVE SEEN AN INCREASE IN GUN VIOLENCE AND WE WANT TO SEND THE MESSAGE THAT WE'RE SERIOUS ABOUT GUN VIOLENCE IN OUR COMMUNITY. OUR CHIEF ALWAYS SAYS THAT HER GOAL IS TO MAKE RALEIGH ONE OF THE SAFEST CITIES IN THE COUNTRY. AND WE ALL SHARE THAT GOAL. SO WE'RE DOING SEVERAL THINGS. THIS IS THE WE'RE ALSO GOING TO BE DOING A PUBLIC EDUCATION CAMPAIGN. I'M WORKING WITH THE STATE DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY ON PROGRAM THAT WILL EDUCATE PEOPLE ABOUT HOW TO SAFELY STORE THEIR WEAPONS. AND WE'RE STARTING AN INTERCEPTOR PROGRAM THAT WILL REALLY FOCUS ON LOOKING AT WHERE GUN VIOLENCE IS LIKELY TO OCCUR AND BY WHOM AND HOW WE CAN GET PEOPLE THE HELP THEY NEED BEFORE THAT HAPPENS. YEAH, THAT'S REALLY IMPORTANT TONIGHT. ALSO UNDERSTAND THAT SEVERAL ORGANIZATIONS HAVE PARTNERED WITH THE CITY OF RALEIGH TO MAKE THIS HAPPEN, INCLUDING MOUNT PEACE BAPTIST CHURCH. YES, WE'RE VERY FORTUNATE BECAUSE WE CANNOT DO THIS ALONE. THIS IS REALLY ABOUT THE COMMUNITY COMING TOGETHER. SO ASIDE FROM MOUNT BAPTIST CHURCH, WE ALSO WORKING WITH THE RALEIGH, APEX CHAPTER OF THE NAACP. WE'RE WORKING WITH THE NORTH CAROLINA CHAPTER OF MOMS DEMAND ACTION AND WE'RE WORKING WITH THE RALEIGH ALUMNI CHAPTER OF KAPPA KAPPA ALPHA ONE OF THE FRATERNITIES. SO REALLY ACROSS THAT SECTION OF OUR COMMUNITY HAS COME TOGETHER TO TRY AND NOT ONLY MAKE THIS EVENT A SUCCESS, BUT CONTINUING TO WORK TOGETHER ON THE PROGRAM SAID I OUTLINED ALL RIGHT. AND WHAT TYPES OF WEAPONS ARE GOING TO BE COLLECTED AND ALL OF THIS? WELL, I'M GOING TO LEAVE THAT TO THE EXPERTS, BUT WE DO A GIVE BACK. WELL, I'M GOING TO PROVIDE UP TO $200 IN GIFT CARDS >> HANDGUNS WILL BE $100 RIFLES AND $200 FOR ANY ASSAULT WEAPONS. ALL RIGHT. THAT'S VERY GOOD TO KNOW. SO LET'S TALK ABOUT TOMORROW'S EVENT. THE BUYBACK EVENT IS SET FOR TOMORROW AT MOUNT PEACE BAPTIST CHURCH. IT WILL RUN FROM 9 TO 01:00PM. AND KEEP IN MIND ONLY THOSE WORKING GUNS WILL BE ELIGIBLE. AS MAYOR BALDWIN MENTIONED, RALEIGH IS OFFERING GIFT CARDS OF UP TO $200 FOR ANY GUNS. >> THAT ARE TURNED. AND MAYOR BALDWIN, THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR JOINING US THIS AFTERNOON. THAT WAS GREAT INFORMATION. I THINK YOU'RE GOING TO SEE A LOT OF PEOPLE THERE. HOPEFULLY. THANK YOU SO MUCH. AND YES, THAT IS OUR AGAIN. WE NEED THE COMMUNITY TO COME TOGETHER.

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Protesters marched around UNC on Friday morning. Their nearly-two mile loop stopped traffic and interrupted students daily activities.

Barricades like these are usually put up during moments of unrest during protests, but they were unnecessary today. As a group of pro Palestinian protesters made their way through campus peacefully albeit loudly to get their message carrying signs of support for the Palestinian people impacted by the Israel Hamas war. Roughly 100 protesters made their way through unc's campus. They want the university to pull out any investments in Israeli businesses. It's unknown if us $5.2 billion endowment invests in any companies associated with Israel. It's what led to unrest on UN CS campus. Earlier this week, law enforcement and protesters clashed at an encampment. We're not here to destroy anything. We're here to get a message out. We're here to pressure people. We're here to make a change. Eri Mitchell is yet to see happen, but he feels this group is making an impact. I believe that seeing Palestinian Children holding up signs saying please continue is a green light for us to keep showing solidarity, to keep showing that we're out here. Friday's protests brought the group through U C's campus, stopping traffic and peacefully interrupting daily activities for students taking graduation photos near the old well, which did draw some support from those passing by. You hear other cars honking? Of course not. I do think that we're at some inflection point. This UN C student wanted to remain anonymous. He's at odds internally battling against the school. He'll get a diploma from in a couple of years. I don't know. I think I'm proud to be a student here. I think the students are showing up, but I can't say that I'm proud, I'm definitely not proud of UN C and the system and what they're doing and they say they won't stop until they see change. Sean Gallagher Wral News. Chapel Hill. That appreciate me one solution.

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