Police in Sacramento, California had offered drivers vouchers to buy petrol in exchange for their dropping off guns, but demand was so high they ran out in less than an hour. Some 134 guns were handed in for the free fuel including an assault weapon.
Some of the guns handed in were illegal, but as the terms of the amnesty meant the owners were anonymous, no charges were filed.
Although the event on Saturday was due to last five hours, the $50 (£43) gift cars were gone so quickly that police had to bring it to a close.
Local police had advertised that there would be “no questions asked and no identification required”, reported the Independent.
Instead, they asked that the guns were brought to them unloaded and safely stored inside their cars.
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However, the Exchequer Secretary to the Treasury, Helen Whateley, said that cutting VAT costs in similar ways as seen in Europe would not help businesses, who already benefit from claiming back their expenses.
She clarified that the Government could not control global oil prices, referencing the Russian invasion of Ukraine.
Helen Whateley, the MP for Faversham and Mid Kent, said the 5p fuel duty reduction made by the Chancellor in March was worth £2.4billion in 2022 and 2023.
Coupled with the fuel duty freeze announced last year, it is worth around £5billion overall and equates to a reduction in fuel duty of about £100 over the year for the average driver.
In addition, the Government said that cutting fuel duty would carry a significant cost to the Exchequer.
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