Marin County (BCN) -- Marin County followed the lead taken by counties across California  by hosting its first gun buyback program on Tuesday, which resulted in the  collection of over 800 guns from residents of the San Francisco Bay Area,  police said.
      
The total number of guns brought in to police in Marin County  added up to 827, according to police.
      
Residents of Marin, San Francisco, Contra Costa and Sonoma  counties were compensated when they surrendered firearms. The gun buyback was  scheduled for Dr. Martin Luther King's Day in remembrance of Dr. King  advocacy of non-violence, according to Marin County's District Attorney Ed  Berberian.
      
In Novato, police bought back 277 guns and in San Rafael, 223 guns  were bought back. Central Marin police reported 206 gun buybacks, while Marin  City bought back 71 guns. Point Reyes gun buybacks totaled 50, according to  police.
      
Individuals surrendering operable semi-automatic handguns or  semi-automatic guns received $200 for each firearm, according to the district  attorney's office.
      
Resident who surrendered other types of firearms received $100 for  each firearm.
      
This "no questions asked" program meant that no police  investigations were generated, according to the district attorney's office.
      
Marin County committed $10,000, while the Marin Community  Foundation contributed an additional $20,000 to the program.
      
The general community has also mailed individual contributions to  the district attorney to support the program.
      
According to the district attorney, the second surrender date has  been scheduled for Jan. 21, at the San Rafael Police Department and the Mill  Valley Police Department from 11:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m.  

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