Successful Gun Buyback in Santa Barbara

The Santa Barbara Police Department ANONYMOUS Gun Buyback resulted in 78 Long Guns and 59 Handguns being turned in for a total of 137 guns taken off the street. SBPD gave out $100 gift cards in exchange for turning in your gun until the gift cards ran out. SBPD did run out of gift cards which means we will need to raise more money next year for this important cause. Gun Buybacks help remove unwanted guns from our community, and reduce the risk of homicide, suicide, and deadly accidents.

To learn more about gun violence, click on the links below:

• Gun Violence Archive
  https://www.gunviolencearchive.org/

• Violence Policy Center
  https://vpc.org/

• Washington Post: After Parkland: What we’ve learned tracking school shootings for 5 years.
  https://www.washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/2023/02/14/school-shootings-parkland-5th-anniversary/