With the special election only two days away, Mayor Pro Tem Myron Lowery is using every opportunity to underscore his accomplishments as interim mayor.
Lowery hosted a gun round up last weekend and, in a press release this week, he reports that the "Gifts for Guns" program pulled 160 firearms off the streets.
In the sixth annual gifts for guns event, Lowery asked people exchange their firearms for $100 in gift cards from Kroger and New York Suit Exchange.
Police said they collected 111 handguns, including 58 semi-automatics, 51 revolvers and two derringers; plus 49 long guns, consisting of 21 shotguns and 28 rifles.
No word on how much the program cost taxpayers.
Lowery also talked up his new initiative combining efforts of the Memphis police and community volunteers to rid the city of blight and fight crime. A total of 814 volunteers have already lent a hand to clean up their neighborhood and get the program off the ground.
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