WHITE PLAINS, NY — A community gun buy-back event will take place in White Plains. State Attorney General Eric Schneiderman is sponsoring it in collaboration with the City of White Plains Department of Public Safety, Westchester County Executive George Latimer and Westchester County District Attorney Anthony Scarpino Jr.
The event will be held from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Friday, April 13 at the Mount Hope AME Zion Church, 65 Lake St. in White Plains.
Payment will be made by debit card on site.
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The following are the types of weapon and the amount of the debit card:
- Non-working and antique firearms: $25
- Rifles and shotguns: $75
- Handguns: $100
- Assault Weapons: $150
Organizers said, in bringing a gun to the drop off site, weapons must be unloaded and placed in a plastic or paper bag or box and transported to the site in the vehicle’s trunk.
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After the unloaded gun is screens by police officers, the debit card will be issued in the appropriate amount.
People can drop off as many weapons as they wish, but licensed gun dealers and active or retired law enforcement officers are not eligible for this program.
No identification is necessary to drop off a gun, because, organizers said this is an amnesty program and no questions will be asked of the person dropping off the firearm.
Parking is available on site.
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