Gun Buyback Event Offers Up To $200 In Gift Cards For Unwanted Firearms

VISTA, CA — San Diego County residents can exchange unwanted firearms for gift cards during a gun buyback event Sunday in North County, authorities announced.

The event will take place from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Oct. 18 at the Vista Sheriff's Station at 325 South Melrose Drive.

Participants will receive $100 gift cards for handguns, rifles and shotguns, and $200 gift cards for assault weapons, according to the San Diego County Sheriff's Office.

The event is anonymous, and no questions will be asked. All collected weapons will be destroyed.

Firearms must be unloaded, in working order and placed in the trunk of a vehicle before arrival. Deputies or officers will provide further instructions.

Free gun locks will also be available while supplies last.

The event will be held in partnership between the sheriff's office, San Diego County District Attorney's Office, Oceanside Police Department and city of Vista.