Trade Guns For Gift Cards At Gun Safety Event In Lemon Grove

LEMON GROVE, CA — San Diego County residents can trade in their unwanted guns for gift cards during a Gun Safety Event Saturday in Lemon Grove.

The San Diego County Sheriff's Department has partnered with the San Diego County District Attorney's Office, La Mesa Police Department, San Diego County Probation Department and the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation Division of Adult Parole Operations to get unwanted guns off the streets.

Community members can trade in their handguns, rifles and shotguns for $100 gift cards, and assault weapons and ghost guns for $200 gift cards.

Authorities will also provide free gun cable locks and security boxes, while supplies last, to residents looking to secure firearms in their homes.

All weapons collected will be destroyed, according to the sheriff's department. Residents turning in weapons can remain anonymous. Firearms must be in working order. Firearms should also be unloaded and placed in the trunk of the vehicle.

The Gun Safety Event will take place from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday at First Baptist Church of Lemon Grove at 2910 Main St. in Lemon Grove.