2020届高考英语一轮复习精选阅读理解文章六十篇(18).pdf

2020 届高考英语一轮复习精选阅读理解文章六十篇(18) 1 / 2 洛杉矶警方用购物卡换枪支Police traded gift cards for guns in Los Angeles on Wednesday, in a buyback program Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa announced as a crime-f ighting response to the deadly shooting rampage in Newtown, Connecticut. 周三洛杉矶警方展开回收枪支活动，用购物卡换枪支市长安东尼奥 ?维拉戈沙宣布这一活动是为了应付康涅狄格州纽镇疯狂致命枪击事件而采纳的抗击犯法的举措Police officers handed out $200 grocery store gift cards to people who turned in an automatic weapon, and $100 gift cards to those who provided a handgun, rifle or shotgun. Los Angeles has held an annual gun buyback since 2020, and similar events have been organized in years past in several other cities, including Detroit and Boston. Police in San Diego had a buyback earlier this month. Some experts say the buybacks have little effect in reducing gun violence, but Villaraigosa touted the buyback program as one step that can be taken in response to the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting in Newtown, Connecticut, on Decemb er 14 that claimed the lives of 20 children and six adult staff members. The shooter, Adam Lanza, killed himself and also shot to death his mo ther at the home he shared with her, police said. 2020 届高考英语一轮复习精选阅读理解文章六十篇(18) 2 / 2 Los Angeles normally has its gun buyback in May, but Villar aigosa announced last week that the city would have this special b uyback in response to the Newtown tragedy. There are a nu mber of things we can do. This is just one of them, Villaraigosa said on CNN. Weve got to also address the culture of violence that weve got in this country. At last count, the Los Angeles gun buyback had collected 1,366 firearms, including 477 h andguns and 49 assault weapons, said Vicki Curry, a spokeswoman for the mayor. The buyback ended at 4 pm local time, but a final tally of guns collected was not expected to be released before Thursday. In May, the citys annual gun buyback program collected 1,673 firearms at six locations, compared to two locations used for the program on Wednesday, Curry said. At each of the locationswhere the buyback was held, a line of cars stretched around the block, Currysaid. Peo ple dropping off their guns were asked to leave them in the tru nks of theircars, where officers retrieved the weapons. Those surrendering their guns were allowed to remain anonymous. 。