Crime & Safety
Astoria Gun Buyback Event Yields 45 Weapons
The Queens District Attorney's Office and NYPD handed out $200 bank cards in exchange for working guns at the Saturday buyback event.
ASTORIA, QUEENS — The Queens District Attorney's Office and the NYPD took 45 weapons off the streets this weekend thanks to a gun buyback event in Astoria.
Individuals who stopped by the event Saturday at Our Lady of Mount Carmel Church could turn in working guns in exchange for $200 bank cards.
Officials handed out $25 bank cards for rifles, shotguns, BB guns and air pistols.
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"Every gun turned in this Saturday is a potential tragedy averted," Queens District Attorney Melinda Katz said in a statement. "This is the public’s opportunity to help us put a stop to bloodshed by turning in firearms.”
Saturday's event was the third gun buyback hosted by Katz's office this year.
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