DA Katz, AG James hosting gun buyback event with NYPD in St. Albans on Saturday – QNS

District Attorney Offers Cash for Guns at New York Church in Crime Reduction Push

By Tandy Lau New Yorkers can turn in their firearms for cash cards in Jamaica, Queens, this Saturday, Jan. 31, through Queens District Attorney Melinda Katz’s gun buyback program. The office is offering up to $500 per weapon. “Gun buybacks serve as a critical tool for reducing gun violence and promoting public safety within our communities,” said Katz in an emailed statement to the Amsterdam News. “Our upcoming gun buyback event will take place …

DA Katz, AG James hosting gun buyback event with NYPD in St. Albans on Saturday – QNS

Queens District Attorney Melinda Katz and New York Attorney General Letitia James are once again partnering to host another gun buyback event with the NYPD in southeast Queens on Saturday, Jan. 31. Members of the public are urged to surrender an operable handgun or assault rifle to receive a $500 bank card at Mount Olivet Baptist Church, located at 202-03 Hollis Ave. in St. Albans, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. The event is 100% anonymous, with absolut…