AG James takes dozens of guns off the streets at Brooklyn gun buyback in joint effort with DA Gonzalez and NYPD
AG’s Statewide Gun Buyback Program Has Now Taken More Than 2,750 Unwanted Firearms Out of Homes and Off of Streets
New York Attorney General Letitia James today announced that 48 firearms were turned in to law enforcement at a gun buyback event hosted by her office, Brooklyn District Attorney Eric Gonzalez, and the New York City Police Department. The gun buyback comes as New York City has experienced record high levels of gun violence and the event sought to curb this devastation by accepting working and non-working unloaded firearms — with no questions asked — in exchange for compensation.
Today’s buyback resulted in 48 guns, including several assault rifles, being turned in. Since 2013, the Attorney General’s Office has hosted gun buyback events throughout New York state and has successfully collected more than 2,750 firearms.
Metro by T-Mobile donated 150 Apple iPads for individuals who turned in guns during today’s buyback. This important contribution helped to bring an innovative approach to gun buybacks, whereby individuals are further incentivized to turn in guns in exchange for the popular tablets. The Attorney General thanks Metro by T-Mobile for this important contribution.