A total of 430 guns, including dozens of pistols, rifles and shotguns, were turned over to the Long Beach police Saturday during a buy-back event at Martin Luther King, Jr. Park, authorities said Sunday.
The event, which was hosted by the LBPD and sponsored Los Angeles County Supervisor Janice Hahn’s office, allowed people to exchange their weapons for gift cards on a voluntary and anonymous basis. People were given gift cards ranging from $50 to $300, depending on the weapon’s functionality and type.
Long Beach police said that gift cards were valued as follows: $50 for non-functioning firearms; $100 for working pistols, rifles and shotguns; $200 for ghost guns (guns with no serial numbers) and $300 for assault rifles…