ʌntˈɪl ˈeɪpɹəl wˈʌn, tˈuː θˈaʊzənd sˈɪks, ɹˈɛzᵻdənts wʊdhɐv bˌɪn ˈeɪbəl tə sɚɹˈɛndɚ ðɛɹ hˈændɡʌnz tʊ ˌɛni dˈɪstɹɪkt stˈeɪʃən ʌvðə sˌæn fɹænsˈɪskoʊ pəlˈiːs dᵻpˈɑːɹtmənt ɔːɹ ðə sˌæn fɹænsˈɪskoʊ ʃˈɛɹɪfs dᵻpˈɑːɹtmənt wɪðˌaʊt pˈɛnəlɾi nˈoʊ ɹᵻfˈʌnd ʌv bˈaɪɪŋ kˈɔst wʌz plˈænd.
Until April 1, 2006, residents would have been able to surrender their handguns to any district station of the San Francisco Police Department or the San Francisco Sheriff's Department without penalty (no refund of buying cost was planned).