x virginia   Set Clip Length:  is bridgeport mayor bill finch.
mayor, good to have you. we have you on the phone because the
skype connection wouldn't have been great. >> it's good to be
here. we worked so hard, but the technology doesn't always work
with you. >> is the gun buyback program drawing a big response?
>>s yes, we raised over $100,000 in food coupons from the local
grocer and we've had over 300 guns sold back to the city, spent
a little over 30,000 in -- you know, i think people are happy to
do it. we're only 20 miles from the school and it hit everybody
pretty hard. >> gun buyers seem to be back out there getting
those guns ever since newtown, talk of new gun laws and gun
sales are through the roof in virginia. dealers requested more
than 5,000 background checks on purchases. this is eight days
after the shooting, we should note. the largest single-day
request in virginia and maryland. police projecting they'll get
82 gun permit applications this month alone. are you at all
concerned that the gun