Statewide gun buyback program
ROCHESTER – The state attorney general’s office will sponsor a statewide gun buyback program in cities across New York State. During a press conference at the kickoff event in Rochester, Attorney General Eric Schneiderman announced that his office will be accepting working and non-working, unloaded weapons in exchange for compensation on site in Binghamton, Poughkeepsie, Utica, Yonkers, and the Buffalo suburb of Cheektowaga in the coming weeks.
"By encouraging gun owners to turn in their weapons through our cash-for-guns program, we're removing deadly firearms from locations where they can be stolen or otherwise misused, keeping them out of the wrong hands," Schneiderman said. "Every day, my office fights to ensure all New Yorkers are safe and secure in their communities. Along with vigorously enforcing our state's gun laws, I'm proud that my office has taken this additional step to stop the outbreak of gun violence that has plagued our communities."
In 2011, close to 33,000 Americans were victims of gun-related deaths. Further, The Brady Campaign to prevent gun violence reports that an average of 268 people are shot every day in America. That's 97,820 people per year.
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