County hosting Gun Buy Back event
The Burlington County Sheriff’s Department will hold a Gun Buy Back event on Saturday, April 13, from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. The buy back will be held in the Abundant Life Fellowship Church, located at 4151 Route 130 South in Edgewater Park.
“Every gun we get off the street is one less opportunity for a child to be harmed, an accidental shooting to occur, or a weapon to be stolen and used in a crime,” Sheriff Jean Stanfield said.
The Gun Buy Back will allow Burlington County residents to voluntarily surrender their firearms in exchange for up to $150 per weapon. Each resident may anonymously turn in up to three guns, with no questions asked.
“Our hope is that this initiative will cause people to weigh their true need to possess a firearm against the opportunity to use the money they receive to benefit themselves or their family,” Burlington County Prosecutor Robert D. Bernardi said.
This program is sponsored by Burlington County Sheriff Jean Stanfield, New Jersey Attorney General Jeffrey S. Chiesa, and Burlington County Prosecutor Robert D. Bernardi. Community groups such as the Abundant Life Fellowship Church, Stop Drop Your Gun, Inc., and Servicios Latinos de Burlington County, Inc. have assisted in making the event possible.
“We recognize that these buybacks aren’t a singular, one-stop solution to the gun violence problem. However, they are important because, as we all recognize, there are just too many firearms circulating out there and too many innocent people dying or being critically wounded as a result,” Attorney General Jeffrey S. Chiesa said.
For more information about Burlington County Sheriff Jean Stanfield’s Gun Buy Back program, visit the county website at www.co.burlington.nj.us or call (609) 265–5128.
