The Concord Police Department in partnership with the Clayton and Walnut Creek Police Departments will be hosting a “community gun buyback event” at the Concord Pavilion.
This event is an opportunity for Concord, Walnut Creek and Clayton residents to anonymously exchange their firearms for gift cards.
Residents may be asked to show an ID or utility bill, but only to establish residency in one of the three sponsoring cities.
Participants will receive $200 in gift cards for an assault weapon, $100 in gift cards for handguns and $50 in gift cards for rifles or shotguns.
Each attendee will have a maximum gift card limit of $1000.
All of the guns collected will be destroyed.
Event Guidelines:
For safety reasons, residents interested in turning in their guns for gift cards are asked adhere to the following rules:
- Transport all firearms to the Concord Pavilion unloaded
- Keep all firearms stored in the trunk or locked container during transportation AND arrival
- DO NOT remove the firearm from the vehicle
- Please remain inside of you vehicle during the actual surrendering process
- There will no walk-up firearm surrenders.
Date: November 16, 2019
Time: 10:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m.
Location: Concord Pavilion
35 comments
Will there be a line of folks outside offering more in cash if something catches their eye?
Talk about shortchanging the citizen. $100 for a pistol? $50 for a rifle or shotgun? Are these 1960s prices?
As I was very disappointed to be informed, that specific activity is illegal. If people don’t want them and don’t know how to get rid of them safely, I have no problem with a cash program like this. But I agree with you, those prices wouldn’t move me outta my chair to go look to see what I could part with.
They might get more guns if they didn’t require residency or even allowed nearby areas to participate too. Though I must say, a lot of the prior gun buybacks I’ve seen offered more for rifles and less for hand guns.
This will make not one person any safer. It will not short change people that could have sold the weapons legally for more if they looked into it
Buy back? It was never theirs. And with my tax money? Joke.
You are right on point with your comments.
Yea! Get those unnecessary firearms off the street.
What do you mean ‘off the street’? They were never on the street, just in people’s closets and night stands.
I am glad to see sensible people doing sensible acts of kindness and benevolence.
I see the liberals have twisted your thinking into seeing this as a way of getting those bad, bad guns out of the homes of responsible gun owners as an “act of kindness”? You’re delusional @onda.
Good for you. Now why don’t you just trot back to your little hell hold.
Wow, of all the incredibly stupid, liberal ideas this one has to take the cake. People who properly and legally secure their guns should not worry about their being accessed by a minor, who should have been taught gun safety and respect as soon as they could understand the words (my children were). Bad guys are never going to give up their guns so there is no plus in terms of safety there. Is it just that the government thinks that an unarmed populace is easier to control? Hmmmmmmmmmm…………..?
Honestly, I know several people who have inherited guns and have no interest in them at all. They don’t store them safely and probably should sell them to a responsible owner, but are too lazy. I can see the benefit of these events for people like that.
Exactly.
And your solution is to tax me, buy them with my money and destroy them.
I’m a responsible person. I should not get that bill to pay.
This should be an exchange program where gun enthusiasts can buy them. (Or accept them for free)
Unfortunately, that would solve your perceived problem without achieving the real goal of eliminating gun ownership altogether.
We’re not stupid. You are.
Have a nice day.
I can understand that, but some of these firearms are likely collectibles, maybe ever in good condition and worth some money. I also hate to see rare and valuable collectibles destroyed. It’s not hard to take them to a gun store to be either bought outright or sold on commission.
@ patriot.
I love how “adults” feel entitled to lead off with name calling because they are hidden behind a keyboard. I’m going to take the high road and assume you wanted to have an intelligent conversation.
I’m actually a responsible gun owner myself. You’re forgetting not all people have as much a sense of responsibility or knowledge of firearms. The people I mention literally have weapons on the floor of a closet in a bad town and always have guests/strangers in their house. I’d rather they dispose of them than eventually allow them to get stolen and used in crimes. It’s not a perfect solution, but the fact remains there are plenty of guns for anyone who wants them.
I totally agree Ranger. It’s a completely voluntary program but of course it will bring out the cold dead hands crowd. You can’t have a conversation about it anymore they have been indoctrinated to believe the NRA propaganda. No one is being forced into selling their weapons, so calm down.
Just to add to what Theyellowranger said about not all gun owners properly caring about or appreciating them, they could also be hanging out in that closet waiting for disaster to happen with a child they may care a lot about too, and just need the impetus to do something about them. There are lots of reasons this is a good Idea for some people, of course it’s not for everyone.
Disarming the American people is not the answer.
Buyback should be limited to buying back guns from convicted felons only. Would love to see if the buyback produces any results.
Yeah, this kind of thing is just absurd. What felon is going to do this? If for some bizarre reason they don’t want their guns anymore, they’ll sell them, for cash and not a gift card, to other felons.
Give the guns I bought and have owned for years within my family away?? What? Good luck lol
Then don’t do it.
Stupid gift cards for guns you legally own and paid for??? Its a right, good luck on this lol
Before anyone gives up their Long Rifle, I’m looking to purchase a wall hanger, if you’ve got one, let me know. Also looking for an old powder horn.
Boy howdy, I wish I could’ve ended up with my grandfather’s pretty long rifle collection. I’d hate to ask my cousins whatever happened to them. I guess I won’t.
It’s your right to own a gun. It’s also your right to exchange a gun you no longer want for a gift card. No one is taking your gun away.
well said joatmeal. I applaud you for being one of the few sensible ones in the comments section.
I’m sure many of the “guns” sold will be pure junk that can’t be given away or disguised and thrown in the trash.
Yes, that always happens.
Excellent, more of these, all over.
A legally owned and unregistered gun is a symbol of freedom.. you never know when you might need it. Remember, when seconds count the police are moments away.
You need to register handguns and assault style weapons only in California, you do not have to register non-assault style rifles or shotguns. You are breaking the law regardless of your beliefs and I hate to break it to you, but you are are wrong.
https://constitutioncenter.org/interactive-constitution/interpretation/amendment-ii/interps/99#not-a-second-class-right-the-second-amendment-today-nelson-lund
https://oag.ca.gov/firearms/pubfaqs#26
Thank you nervous Nance, your right on 🙂
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