Maplewood Township: Essex County Gun Buyback Scheduled For Saturday August 7th - No Questions Asked

Press release from the Maplewood Township:

August 6, 2021 - 2:44pm

Acting Attorney General Andrew J. Bruck is sponsoring a statewide gun buyback program on Saturday, August 7th. Of the four statewide sites participating in the program, there are two locations in Essex County: The Prudential Center in Newark and Vision Baptist Church in East Orange.

New Jersey residents can anonymously turn in up to three guns, no questions asked. The buyback program at both locations will start at 10 am and run to 4 pm. Those who turn in guns will receive $25 for inoperable firearms, $125 for rifles and shotguns, $200 for handguns, and $250 for assault weapons. All weapons shouls be transported in a case, box, bag, or vehicle trunk. Law enforcement officers will be on hand to assist in securing the weapons as they are returned.

We applaud the acting Attorney General for moving forward with a gun back program and we will continue to fight to get guns--illegal or otherwise--off of our streets. Please come out to East Orange or Newark this Saturday if you have a gun in your possession which you are looking to dispose.

This press release was produced by the Maplewood Township. The views expressed here are the author’s own.