Miami police clear the streets of guns to send to Kyiv

POLICE in Miami are offering to buy guns from locals and send them to Ukraine, in a buy-back scheme to get weapons off the streets and into the hands of those fighting against Russia.

As part of a drive dubbed “Guns 4 Ukraine” police offered $50 (£40.72) for handguns, $100 for shotguns and $150 for “high-powered” rifles such as AR-15S. Dozens of people queued on Saturday to hand over weapons, with officers collecting 68 in four hours.

But there are administrative hurdles before the weapons can be sent. Under Florida state law, a weapon left with a state official must be given to the sheriff, according to The Washington Post.

State officials are not usually permitted to send weapons overseas and must obtain a licence to do so from the state department.