Dozens of firearms turned in at Mukilteo Gun Buyback event
MUKILTEO, Wash., March 1, 2023—The Mukilteo Police Department collected a total of 32 firearms in exchange for $2400 in gift cards at its second Gun Buyback Event on Saturday, February 25, 2023. All exchanges were anonymous.
The first Gun Buy Back was in December of last year and collected 41 firearms in exchange for $2,850 in gift cards.
Both events were part of Mukilteo PD’s ongoing efforts to reduce gun violence and unwanted firearms in our community.
How it works?”
- Person arrives at the Mukilteo Police Department in a vehicle.
- The unloaded firearm placed in the trunk or backseat of the vehicle is exchanged by Mukilteo PD staff—$50 for handguns, and $100 for long guns (rifles, shotguns, etc.).
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I wish buyback values would be a tad bit more fair: $50 for handgun and $100 for rifle would probably make some people think: “yeah, I don’t specifically need this firearm, but I won’t bother for the price offered either”. I know a lot of stores in other states(At least I know TX’s Gritrsports https://gritrsports.com/ has an option to buy out your firearm and I think my father sold one of his shotguns for like 200 or 300, so it’s much more fair imo).
Still a great sucess, 40+ unwanted firearms gone from the streets!