Gift cards for guns to be offered in buyback event in Chula Vista Saturday

The Sheriff’s Office will host a gun buyback event Saturday in Chula Vista as part of a multi-agency effort to reduce the number of firearms in the community.

The event will run from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the South Bay Superior Court, 500 Third Avenue.

People who surrender unwanted handguns, rifles and shotguns will be eligible for $100 gift cards, while those turning in assault weapons will be eligible for $200 gift cards.

All surrendered weapons must be in working order and placed unloaded in the trunk of a vehicle upon arrival. A deputy will then give further instructions, and all collected weapons will be destroyed.

Free firearm lock boxes and trigger locks will also be available as donation incentives.

The District Attorney’s Office, Chula Vista Police Department, National City Police Department and California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation Division of Adult Parole Operations assisted in organizing the event.