gun buyback

Guns were collected on Saturday as part of the Keep Kids Safe Connecticut Statewide Gun Buyback & Gun Safe Giveaway. Owners had many reasons to want to turn them in. “When they come in here they tell those stories, they are very thankful and appreciative and to us, that is a success,” said Sgt. Chris Mastroianni, of Hartford Police. Hartford…

Eight communities in Connecticut participated in the state’s annual gun buyback day on Saturday. Saturday marked the third annual #KeepKidsSafe Connecticut Statewide Gun Buyback and Gun Safe Giveaway Day. The following communities are participated in the event: During the event, gift cards were exchanged for operable guns, while supplies lasted. The event is 100% anonymous with no ID required and…

Guns collected at a gun buyback event in New Haven will be repurposed into gardening tools. The annual Guns to Gardens National Gun Buyback Day was held Saturday, Dec. 3, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the New Haven Police Training Academy. The event is 100% anonymous and no ID was required. All guns are be accepted, but cash…

Police departments in six cities and towns will participate in a gun buyback program on Saturday.

Several hospitals and police departments across Connecticut are participating in the second annual statewide Gun Buyback event on Saturday. “If I never have to say to another parent or loved one ‘your son or daughter, your sibling, your child is dead,’ then I will have done something better for my community,” Saint Francis Medical Center Chief Medical Officer Dr. David…