WORCESTER—It’s a win-win. Turn in a gun. Get a gift card. No questions asked.
On Saturday, Dec. 9, the Worcester District Attorney’s office, UMass Memorial Medical Center, Worcester police and the City of Worcester host and support the annual gun buyback program. Called Guns 2 Gardens, the program allows Worcester County residents to safely remove unused and unwanted firearms from their homes in exchange for gift cards.
Here’s the payout:
- Rifle: $50 grocery gift card
- Pistol: $100 grocery gift cards
- Automatic or Semi-Automatic: $250 grocery gift cards
Visitors can also receive a free gun lock, whether turning in a gun or not.
Guns 2 Gardens Massachusetts is “a coalition of like minded individuals and organizations who have a common goal to end gun violence, promote safe gun storage, and maintain safe neighborhoods. Removing guns from circulation reduces the likelihood of homicides, suicides, and accidental gun deaths.”
Turned-in guns will be repurposed into garden tools.
The following police departments accepting firearms include the Charlton Police Department, Fitchburg Police Department, Northborough Police Department, Police Department of Milford, Massachusetts, Worcester Police Department (Official) or the Worcester City Welding & Fabrication.
