The Matt Garcia Foundation sponsored a gun buyback in Fairfield where 92 firearms were surrendered. Garcia was the youngest council elected in the state in 2007, and was shot and killed during a case of mistaken identity in 2008 at the age of 22.
A Fairfield gun buyback Saturday yielded 92 firearms, one of which was planned for an alleged suicide attempt. The event was sponsored by the the Matt Garcia Foundation, a councilman who was shot and killed in 2008 at age 22.An AR-15 style assault rifle was one of 92 firearms turned in Saturday at a gun buyback in Fairfield, sponsored by the Matt Garcia Foundation.
"I was out dirt bike riding with a friend over in Nevada, outside of Carson. And when I got there, my buddy had the rifle and was sticking it in his mouth," said Nickoles Estrada.The Matt Garcia Foundation sponsored the buyback, working alongside Fairfield police, Faith PAC, and the Solano County DA’s office. The mother of Garcia, the young councilman murdered in a case of mistaken identity in 2008, says the man convicted of killing her son got the weapon at a garage sale.
"In terms of getting guns that are unwanted off of the streets, decreasing instances of theft. When there are less guns on the streets, there are less instances of theft and also kind of helping to alleviate accidental discharges and suicides that may occur," said Jennifer Brantley with Fairfield Police.