NEW HAVEN POLICE, YALE NEW HAVEN HOSPITAL & THE NEWTOWN FOUNDATION SEEK SUPPORT AHEAD OF DECEMBER 15th CITY GUN BUY-BACK EVENT
Every day, 96 Americans are killed with guns and hundreds more are shot and injured. The effects of gun violence extend far beyond these casualties—gun violence shapes the lives of millions of Americans who witness it, know someone who was shot, or live in fear of the next shooting.
- Everytown For Gun Safety
New Haven |Six years after the horrific Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting, The New Haven Police Department, the Injury Free Coalition for Kids of New Haven, Yale New Haven Hospital and The Newtown Foundation will again host a sponsored Gun Buy-back event on Saturday, 15 December, 2018 from 9:00 AM till 3:00 PM at the New Haven Police Academy, 710 Sherman Parkway.
This program is a determined effort to make New Haven safer by taking dangerous weapons off the streets and potentially out of the hands of those who perpetrate crimes, are the unfortunate souls lost to suicide and those victimized by accidents.
The Buy-back will provide Gift Cards to those who turn in any working firearm.
$25 – Single and double-shot (Derringer style) Handguns
$50 – Rifles and Shotguns
$100 – Pistol and Revolver Handguns
$200 – Assault Weapons (to be determined by NHPD)
Guns must be delivered unloaded in clear plastic bags, and any ammunition must be delivered in a separate bag, police said. The person dropping off the gun will not be charged with illegal possession of that specific firearm.
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