Ninety firearms were turned in at the Brooklyn gun buyback event this past weekend hosted by the offices of New York Attorney General Letitia James, Brooklyn District Attorney Eric Gonzalez and the New York City Police Department.
This event was part of James’ nine simultaneous gun buyback events that took place on the same day in communities throughout the state. Including the guns turned in at the Brooklyn event, more than 3,000 guns were removed from across the state.
To date, James has removed more than 7,000 guns from New York communities since taking office in 2019.
“Gun violence continues to devastate our communities and has caused so many avoidable tragedies and deaths,” said James.
“Through our close partnership with District Attorney Gonzalez and the NYPD, we were able to organize this historic, single-day gun buyback initiative to combat gun violence and keep New Yorkers safe. Every gun that we removed today is a potential tragedy averted and will help make a difference in protecting communities throughout our city and state.”
The statewide gun buyback included 185 assault rifles, 1,656 handguns and 823 long guns. These figures include the 90 guns collected from the Brooklyn event, where five assault rifles, 51 handguns and 11 long guns were collected.
“Gun violence continues to be a pressing issue in our city. Lives are often lost to senseless gun-related incidents, and it is our shared responsibility to take action to prevent further tragedies. The gun buybacks are just one of the many steps we are taking to promote public safety and prevent guns from falling into the wrong hands,” said NYPD Deputy Commissioner of Community Affairs Mark Stewart.
