First statewide gun buyback event April 29
ALBANY, N.Y. (NEWS10) -- The first-ever statewide gun buyback event will be held on Saturday, April 29. This is a one-day, statewide initiative that will feature nine simultaneous gun buyback events across New York.
Unloaded firearms, working and non-working, will be accepted for compensation on-site with no questions asked. There is no limit to the number of firearms each person can bring. All guns must be unloaded and placed in a bag or a box.
Each event will be working with local law enforcement agencies and will be present at the following locations:
- Family Life Academy in the Bronx – 14 West 170th St, Bronx, NY 10452. 10 a.m. to 1 p.m.
- All Saints Roman Catholic Church in Brooklyn – 115 Throop Ave, Brooklyn, NY 11206. 10 a.m. to 1 p.m.
- OAG Suffolk Regional Office in Suffolk County – 300 Motor Parkway, Hauppauge, NY 11788. 10 a.m. to 1 p.m.
- Watervliet Dome in Albany County – 1300 2nd Ave, Watervliet, NY 12189. 10 a.m. to 1 p.m.
- American Legion Post in Ulster County –18 West O’Reilly St, Kingston, NY 12401. 10 a.m. to 1 p.m.
- St. Lucy’s Food Pantry in Onondaga County – 425 Gifford St, Syracuse, NY 13204. 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.
- Johnson City Senior Center in Broome County – 30 Brocton St, Johnson City, NY 13790. 10 a.m. to 1 p.m.
- Clinton County Fairgrounds in Clinton County – 84 Fair Grounds Road, Plattsburgh, NY 12901. 10 a.m. to 1 p.m.
- Saint John’s African Methodist Episcopal Church in Niagara County – 917 Garden & Richard Allen Way, Niagara Falls, NY 14302. 10 a.m. to 1 p.m.
The following amounts will be offered for firearms at each event site:
- $500 per assault rifle or ghost gun
- $150 per handgun ($500 will be given for the first handgun turned in per person)
- $75 per rifle or shotgun
- $25 per non-working, replica, antique, homemade, or 3D-printed gun