By Gina Yarbrough
Chula Vista, CA–The San Diego County Sheriff’s Office will hold a gun safety event on Dec. 13 aimed at removing unwanted firearms from the community.
The event, organized in partnership with the San Diego County District Attorney’s Office, Chula Vista Police Department, National City Police Department, and the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation’s Division of Adult Parole Operations, will take place from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the South Bay Superior Court at 500 Third Avenue in Chula Vista.
Residents can anonymously surrender firearms and receive gift cards in return for $100 for handguns, rifles, and shotguns, and $200 for assault weapons. Firearms must be unloaded, functional, and placed in the trunk of a vehicle upon arrival. Deputies or officers will give further instructions.
Free firearm lock boxes and trigger locks will be available while supplies last. All collected weapons will be destroyed, according to the Sheriff’s Office.
Sheriff’s Office to host Chula Vista gun safety event
