Mayor Turner, Commissioner Ellis and Houston Police Department Will Hold Gun Buyback Program
Style Magazine Newswire | 7/29/2022, 7:52 a.m.
Mayor Sylvester Turner, Commissioner Rodney Ellis and the Houston Police Department (HPD) will hold the first gun buyback event will allow people to exchange firearms for gift cards on July 30 from 8 a.m. to noon at:
Wheeler Avenue Baptist Church
3826 Wheeler Ave.
This event is FREE and OPEN TO THE PUBLIC.
The gun buyback program will allow people to exchange firearms for gift cards and is part of the One Safe Houston initiative that Mayor Sylvester Turner launched in February.
With no questions asked, people who turn in their guns will receive a $50 gift card for every non-functioning gun, $100 for a rifle, $150 for a hand- gun, and $200 for an assault rifle. All firearms must be unloaded and inside the vehicle’s trunk.
The Gun Buyback program is voluntary and anonymous. If a sur- rendered gun has been reported stolen, police will make every effort to return it to the registered owner.
One Safe Houston, the Mayor’s Public Safety Initiative to Combat Vio- lent Crime is a $53.1 million investment funded by the American Rescue Plan and focuses on four key areas:
1.Violence Reduction and Crime Prevention
2.Crisis Intervention, Response and Recovery
3.Youth Outreach Opportunities 4. Key Community Partnerships
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