COLUMBUS (WCMH) — The Columbus Division of Police will hold a gun buyback event this Saturday in an effort to get guns off the city’s streets.
The event will be held from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Columbus Fire Training Academy, 3639 Parsons Avenue.
Gift cards will be handed out in exchange for guns.
The department is accepting only semi-automatic pistols, revolvers, and long guns and will not accept BB guns, starter pistols, swords, knives, or any other type of non-firearm weapon.
The event is first-come, first-served and will continue until the gift cards are gone.
For more information, email rreact@columbus.gov.
Please don’t miss out on a chance to participate. Event information provided below. First come first serve until the gift cards run out!
— Columbus Ohio Police (@ColumbusPolice) October 19, 2021
*Please note we are only accepting semi-auto pistols, revolvers and long guns (shotguns, rifles). No BB guns, starter pistols, swords, knives pic.twitter.com/ls37LSUHTn
