A day after Kian’s funeral, Fil-Am mom buys guns for peace Last week, as thousands were marching for 17-year-old Kian delos Santos, Pati Poblete of Vallejo, California, was getting ready to buy guns. No, she wasn’t building an arsenal. She wasn’t preparing for war. Buying guns was an act of peace for the Filipino American…
New foundation collects guns to convert weapons into art VALLEJO — A program that aims to prevent unwanted guns from ending up on the streets – and then turn the weapons into works of art – kicked off its campaign against violence Saturday with a gun buyback at the county fairgrounds. The buyback provided the…
‘Buyback Our Future’ Nets More Than 157 Unwanted Guns It’s been four years since Vallejo had a gun buyback, and in that time dozens of lives have been lost in area incidents involving firearms — including Eric Reyes and Robby Poblete. Now the mothers of these two homicide victims — Isabele Reyes and Pati Poblete…
RPF held its first countywide gun buyback in Vallejo on August 26, 2017, netting nearly 200 firearms.
Two foundations host gun buybacks on Saturday at Solano County Fairgrounds view article
Vallejo Admirals hosted RPF Board members and volunteers for Robby Poblete Foundation Night at the ballpark.
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RPF made its debut at the Solano County State Fair, with a merchandise and informational booth manned by Board members and volunteers from Aug. 2-6, 2017.