Gift cards for guns: State to hold firearm buyback program

The state will hold a gun buyback event next weekend
Published: Aug. 17, 2024 at 8:08 AM HST

HONOLULU (HawaiiNewsNow) - The state will hold a gun buyback event next weekend.

The state Department of Law Enforcement is offering $200 gift cards in exchange for automatic weapons, semi-automatic rifles, and ghost guns.

Gift cards of $100 will be swapped for handguns, rifles, shotguns, bump stocks, and Glock switches.

The buyback will be held Saturday on Aug. 24 at Aloha Stadium’s lower parking lot from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.

The department says the program is part of the ongoing effort to protect Hawaii residents from gun violence.

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