A gun buyback event in Long Beach yielded 430 firearms that were surrendered in exchange for gift cards, authorities said.
Firearms were turned in anonymously and voluntarily to be destroyed, including replica firearms and ammunition, during the event in the parking lot at Martin Luther King Jr. Park, at 1950 Lemon Ave., the Long Beach Police Department said.
People who turned in firearms received $50 gift cards for non-functioning firearms, $150 for working pistols, rifles and shotguns, $200 for ghost guns with no serial numbers and $300 for assault rifles…