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REPORTER: THE SPOT WHERE I’M STANDING RIGHT NOW WAS THE SITE OF A DOUBLE HOMICIDE JUST MONTHS AGO. YOU CAN SEE, THERE’S STILL A M ORIOLE FOR THOSE VICTIMS. THE CHURCH THAT’S NEAREST TO -- A MEMORIAL FOR THOSE VICTIMS. THE CHURCH THAT’S NEAREST TO THIS SPOT WANTED TO HOLD A GUN BUYBACK PROGRAM, BOTH TO HONOR THOSE VICTIMS. AND THAT BUYBACK TODAY WAS MORE SUCCESSFUL THAN THEY’D PLANNED FOR. 26-YEAR-OLD KIERRA HARRIS AND 29-YEAR-OLD LAVON SIZEMORE DIED IN THE MIDDLE OF NOVEMBER. SHORTLY AFTER, REVEREND TORREY JOHNSON DECIDED MARTIN LUTHER KING DAY WAS PERFECT FOR THIS GUN BUYBACK. REV. TORREY JOHNSON: WE PLANNED THIS GUN BUYBACK ASSUMING WE’D GET A CERTAIN NUMBER OF GUNS AND WE’VE OVER EXTENDED THAT PLAN REPORTER: IN 40 MINUTES. REVEREND JOHNSON IN LESS THAN 40 : MINUTES. REPORTER: THEY BLEW THROUGH THE $5,000 BUDGET AFTER GIVING EVERYONE UP TO $100 FOR TURNING IN THEIR GUNS. JOHNSON WISHED THEY HAD MORE MONEY TO GIVE. REV. JOHNSON THIS IS NOTHIN TO : BE SAD ABOUT. THIS IS ACTUALLY SOMETHING TO BE HAPPY ABOUT IN SOME SENSE. REPORTER: DARIUS MCGHEE WORKS WITH KIDS AND SAID HE WAS INSPIRED BY MARTIN LUTHER KING’S MESSAGE OF NON-VIOLENCE. HE AND OTHERS SAID THEY DIDN’T NEED THE GUN TURNED IN TODAY. >> I THOUGHT, WHAT A BETTER WAY INSTEAD OF GOING TO A PAWN SHOP , TO GET IT, DO IT IN THE COMMUNITY, SUPPORT WHAT THEY’RE DOING, AND SUPPORT THE EFFORT THEY GOT GOING ON DOWN HERE. >> TO GET OFF THE STREET IT WAS , NOT DOING ME ANY GOOD. REPORTER: REPRESENTATIVE ED GAINEY DONATED MONEY AFTER HEARING THE CHURCH OF THE HOLY CROSS RAN OUT. SEVERAL OF THE CLOSE-TO 150 GUNS TURNED IN TODAY CAME FROM THE NEIGHBORHOOD. >> LOOK AT THE WHOLESOME AND GOOD PEOPLE IN THIS NEIGHBORHOOD THAT’S MAKING SURE THAT WE’RE KEEPING OUR STREETS SAFE. REPORTER: BECAUSE OF THE SUCCESS OF THE BUYBACK, THE CHURCH TELLS ME THEY HOPE TO HAVE ANOTHER ONE IN THE COMING MO

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In honor of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.'s nonviolent message of unity, a gun buyback day was held Monday at the Church of the Holy Cross in Pittsburgh's Homewood neighborhood.The buyback, which was scheduled for 10 a.m. to 3 p.m., ran out of funds in less than an hour but continued the rest of the day with most people not eligible to get paid for turning in their guns.See the turnout for the gun buyback: Click the video player above to watch the report.Organizers tell Pittsburgh's Action News 4 they collected nearly 150 guns. They also raised an additional $1,000 throughout the afternoon.Up to $100 per person was given out. Some didn't accept the money and returned guns anyway. A total of $5,100 was originally budgeted for the event.Darius McGhee works with children and says he was inspired by King's message of nonviolence and thought this was setting a good example."I had a gun that I was looking to get rid of anyway, and I just thought of a better way," said McGhee. "Instead of going to a pawn shop to get it, do it in the community, support what they’re doing and support the effort they got going on down here."Dan Zilch drove from the South Hills to turn in his gun. Like many, he turned in the weapon after the church had given out all the money, but still gave it anyway."Just to get it off the street. It was not doing me any good," Zilch said.A sign on the door said: "The gun buyback response has been overwhelming. Thank you. We have run out of cash for this buyback. Sorry to turn so many away. You can still turn in guns, though."