Syracuse – The Office of New York Attorney General Letitia James is hosting a community gun buyback with Syracuse Mayor Ben Walsh and the Syracuse Police Department on Saturday, May 7, 2022 at St. Lucy’s Food Pantry. The Office of the Attorney General (OAG) accepts — with no questions asked — working and non-working, unloaded firearms in exchange for compensation on site. The OAG provides money in the form of prepaid gift cards when a gun is received and secured by law enforcement officers on site.
St. Lucy’s Food Pantry
425 Gifford Street, Syracuse, NY 13204
Saturday, May 7, 2022
10 AM – 2 PM
The OAG will be providing the following amount for firearms turned in on site:
$300 per assault rifle
$150 per handgun
$75 per rifle or shotgun
$25 per non-working, replica, or antique gun
*Additional $100 gift card will be issued per ghost gun/non-serialized gun*
The OAG accepts both working and non-working firearms and there is no limit on the number of firearms an individual can turn in. The guns must be transported to the drop-off site unloaded, in the trunk of the vehicle, in a plastic or paper bag, or box. This is an amnesty program, in which no questions will be asked about the gun or the person dropping off the gun.
This community event is a part of Attorney General James’ statewide efforts to combat gun violence and protect New Yorkers from harm. To date, Attorney General James has taken a total of nearly 2,700 guns out of communities since 2019.
