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Gilroy Hosting Gun Buyback Next Month
Police are offering $100 for handguns, rifles and shotguns, and $200 for assault weapons.
GILROY, CA — Two Santa Clara County police departments are partnering with the county's District Attorney's Office to sponsor a $50,000 gun buyback program on Dec. 14.
The Gilroy and Morgan Hill police departments invite people to anonymously trade in firearms for cash. The departments are offering $100 for handguns, rifles and shotguns, and $200 for assault weapons.
Firearms must be functional and the buyback limits five firearms per person. Guns collected and found to be lost or stolen will be returned to their legal owners, while all others will be destroyed.
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The firearms must be unloaded in the trunk of the trader's car. No walk-ups are allowed and no ammunition will be accepted.
The buyback is a first-come, first-served basis with the limited funds. Authorities may limit funds to an individual, regardless of the number of weapons bought back.
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The buyback will be held at the city of Gilroy Corporation Yard at 613 Old Gilroy St.
—Bay City News Service
