According to a December 3rd New Haven Independent article, the New Haven Police Department recently held a gun buy-back program. The program’s goal was to remove guns from homes so they would not be stolen and end up on the street.
The program offered $50 and $100 gift cards to Stop & Shop or Walmart for each pistol and rifle returned, respectively. Police issued a total of over $2,400 in gift cards in exchange for 34 handguns and 26 rifles, including three sawed-off shotguns, two fully automatic rifles, and an Uzi.
The guns will be test-fired to see if they are connected with any open investigations and then destroyed.
