Durham County to Hold 3rd Gun Buyback in November
Nov 18, 2023 Sat
Durham County residents can turn in unwanted firearms during the Sheriff's Office's third gun buyback event on Saturday, November 18, 2023.The program will operate at two locations simultaneously and aims to promote public safety and responsible gun ownership within the community.Event DetailsDate: Saturday, November 18, 2023Locations:Durham County Memorial StadiumMt. Vernon Baptist ChurchTerms of Exchange:$100 for rifles and shotguns$150 for handguns$200 for assault riflesEligibility: Open to all community members with unwanted firearmsAdditional Services: Free gun locks distributed to promote safe storageContext and ImpactThis will be the third buyback event organized by the Durham County Sheriff's Office since 2022 and the first of 2023. The program operates on an anonymous basis, with no questions asked of participants turning in weapons.Sheriff Clarence Birkhead emphasized that the buyback program represents just one component of a broader public safety strategy. "We don't have an expectation for this. We don't have a goal. What I want to do is get the message out that if you're going to be a gun owner, let's be a responsible gun owner," explained Birkhead.While acknowledging that buyback programs alone cannot solve gun violence issues, Sheriff Birkhead views them as valuable tools for public safety. "It's all about mitigating the risk and eliminating the possibility of those weapons ending up on our streets," he noted.
