Bad Guys Threaten to Outbid Gun Swap
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A gun-swap organized by an Orlando radio station nearly misfired when local bad guys offered cash instead of sneakers to youths turning in their firearms. Russ Rollins, host of a show on WTKS-FM, persuaded local stores and athletes to donate high-priced sports shoes for the “Kicks for Guns” swap. “Kicks” is slang for “shoes.” A block away from the swap site, several people were offering kids cash instead. No arrests were made and 73 guns were turned in for sneakers.
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