Police Try Gigabytes For Gun Swap

They tried guns for cash, guns for groceries and guns for concert tickets. Now police are trying a cyberswap.

Police will hand out used computers to anyone turning in a working handgun - no questions asked.

The program will begin April 22 in honor of Earth Day, police Capt. Timothy Hettrich said.

The hundreds of donated IBM systems have software loaded on them and some also have modems. The Black Chamber of Commerce of San Francisco will provide free training.

The guns will be destroyed.

“The people we are really after are the kids,” Hettrich said. “We want to give them something educational for their handguns.”