Five shopping carts filled with shotguns and two plastic crates full of pistols lined the edge of a shopping center parking lot in Compton, where the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department hosted its first gun buyback day since 2009 on Monday.

A steady stream of cars began arriving at the shopping center at 9 a.m., an hour before the buyback was to begin, to trade in weapons for gift cards to Ralphs or Target.

Deputies, following a "no questions asked" policy, examined firearms and priced them based on the type of weapon and whether or not it worked: $200 for assault weapons; $100 for operational handguns, rifles and shotguns; $50 for parts or non-working weapons...

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