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Raleigh police gun buyback event draws huge crowds, long lines
Raleigh, North Carolina
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The Raleigh Police Department will pay people this weekend to turn over their guns.
On Saturday, police will collaborate with city of Raleigh leaders to host a gun buyback event from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday at Mount Peace Baptist Church at 1601 Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd.
There are several rules to ensure the safety of everyone involved, including:
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All participants must arrive and remain in a car throughout the process. Police cannot accept anyone who walks up to the event, cyclists or motorcycle operators.
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All participants and occupants of the car must be 18 years or older.
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Firearms should be unloaded in a case, box, bag or secured with a gun lock.
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All firearms must be in the vehicle's trunk, truck bed or rear cargo area.
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Firearms must not be within the driver or occupants' reach.
Raleigh police will secure and remove each firearm from the vehicle.
Police are offering gift cards up to $200 for guns.
“You might have an individual who has a loved one who has passed and they have a lot of firearms in the home and they are uncomfortable with that,” said Raleigh Police Chief Estella Patterson. “It might be an elderly person who might be afraid that these firearms could be stolen in some manner and with that they want to willfully surrender them.”
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