Gun Buyback Is Friday In Westchester County

WHITE PLAINS, NY – A gun buyback is scheduled for Friday morning in Westchester County. The New York Attorney General’s Office will be accepting, with no questions asked, working and non-working unloaded weapons in exchange for compensation on site.

The Attorney General's office will offer money in the form of prepaid debit cards when a gun is received by law enforcement officers. Prepaid debit cards with the appropriate amount will be issued after each unloaded gun is received and secured by the officers on-site. Free gun locks will also be available for attendees of the gun buyback.

Guns must be transported to the drop-off site unloaded, in the trunk of the vehicle, in a plastic or paper bag or box. Both working and non-working firearms will be accepted, and there is no limit on the number of firearms an individual can turn in.

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. Licensed gun dealers and active or retired law enforcement officers are not eligible for this program.

The Attorney General's Office will be providing the following compensation by gift card for firearms turned in on site:

• $25 for non-working or antique firearms
• $75 for rifles and shotguns
• $100 for handguns
• $150 for assault weapons

WHEN: 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Friday April 13

WHERE: Mount Hope AME Zion Church, 65 Lake Street, White Plains, NY 10604

The buyback is co-sponsored by Attorney General Eric T. Schneiderman, the Westchester County Executive’s Office, the Westchester District Attorney’s Office, and the City of White Plains Department of Public Safety.

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