D.C. officials plan to ask residents to submit to voluntary searches of their homes in exchange for amnesty if illegal guns or drugs are found. 

The "Safe Homes Initiative" will begin March 24th in the  Washington Highlands area of southeast Washington and will later expand to other neighborhoods. Police Chief Cathy L. Lanier says the the program is aimed at residents who want to cooperate with police. She gave the example of parents who know or suspect their children have guns in the home.

The program is among several the District has aimed at combatting gun crimes.

Officers will go door-to-door asking residents for permission to search their homes.

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Information from:  The Washington Post