Gun Buyback Event In Oakland Hopes To Make Community Safer

CBS San Francisco

June 10, 2022

While mass shootings get the most press coverage, everyday incidents of gun violence harm communities across the county in similar ways. In Oakland -- a city once infamous for violent crime -- a buyback program hopes to ease that pain.

"The last time I seen her, she was walking out to go to school," said Chalinda Hatcher. Her daughter, Shamara Young was shot and killed riding in her Uncle Joshua's car eight months ago during a road rage incident. "Aside from the Texas mass shooting, we are dealing with gun violence every day in Oakland. It's ridiculous. I am so sick and tired of it," Hatcher told KPIX5.

Chalinda gets angry every time she hears of another life lost and wonders why nothing is done. "This is definitely a club that I don't like being in. Not at all. I wouldn't wish this on nobody - not even my worst enemy. The pain of losing your child is just indescribable."

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