Nearly 300 Firearms Collected at East County Gun Safety Event

Sheriff’s deputies collect 270 firearms during La Mesa buyback

The San Diego County Sheriff’s Office collected 270 firearms on Saturday in La Mesa during its latest gun buyback event aimed at getting unwanted weapons off the street, department officials announced. Deputies provided community members $100 gift cards for each handgun, rifle and shotgun that was brought in and $200 gift cards for each assault weapon, according to sheriff’s officials. The office only provides gift cards for weapons that are in …

Nearly 300 firearms collected at East County gun safety event

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Nearly 300 weapons collected at East County gun safety event

A total of 270 unwanted firearms were turned in by the public during Saturday's event at the La Mesa Civic Center.

San Diego County Sheriff collects 270 firearms in La Mesa

LA MESA (CNS) The San Diego County Sheriff's Office exchanged gift cards for 270 firearms at a Gun Safety Event today in La Mesa.People received a $100 gift card for handguns or a $200 gift card for assault weapons, according to sheriff's officials. Deputies also gave out cable locks to safely store weapons, officials said. The office will process serial numbers of the collected firearms, referring any found to have been involved in crimes to th…

270 FIREARMS TURNED IN AT LA MESA GUN SAFETY EVENT

gun safetyLa Mesagunsgun buybackCrime BeatCommunitiesLa Mesa/Mt. HelixSource: San Diego County Sheriff August 24, 2025 (La Mesa) -- Last weekend, the San Diego County Sheriff’s department teamed up with local law enforcement agencies to help get unwanted weapons off our streets through a Gun Safety Event in La Mesa.