770 pounds of ammunition collected at annual event

An ammunition collection event held last Saturday in Tallahassee brought in more than 770 pounds of old and unwanted ammunition. This was the fourth year of the event which is held at Kevin’s Guns and Sporting goods. 84 people from across north Florida turned in 442 pounds of shotgun shells, 260 pounds of bullets, 38 pounds of roadside flares, 20 pounds of black powder and 11 pounds of miscellaneous ammunition. The ammunition collection event lets people get rid of old or unwanted ammunition keeping it from getting into the hands of young children, and helping protect the environment by keeping lead and other contaminants from seeping into the groundwater.