Union County Offering Up To $250 For Unwanted Guns

UNION COUNTY, NJ — Union County is hosting a gun buyback program at the end of the month.

Residents can turn in up to three guns, no questions asked, and be rewarded up to $250 per weapon. The event is scheduled for Saturday, October 23, from 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.

"We will take any gun, regardless of how it came into your possession. Amnesty buyback programs are needed now more than ever, as communities in New Jersey and across the country face a new wave of deadly gun violence," said Union County Commissioner Chairman Alexander Mirabella. "We hope this event raises awareness about the importance of getting unwanted guns off our streets and out of our neighborhoods."

The buyback locations for the October 23 event are:

• Elizabeth: Master's Table Christian Fellowship, 207-211 Bond Street
• Plainfield: Shiloh Baptist Church, 515-521 West Fourth Street
• Westfield: Holy Trinity Roman Catholic Church, 506 Westfield Avenue

The Union County Gun Amnesty Buyback program is supported by the Union County Board of County Commissioners and sponsored by the Union County Prosecutor and the Union County Sheriff with the Union County Division of Police and the police departments of the cities of Elizabeth, Plainfield, and Westfield.