Community Holds Gun Buyback Program

By M. C. Millman

Rockland County Sheriff Louis Falco and all local law enforcement agencies have initiated a Community Gun Buyback program to help stop the violence.

The gun buyback program is being done in partnership with the Spring Valley Police Department and Ramapo Police Department and in cooperation with the Rockland County District Attorney's Office and the New York State police.

The gun buyback is an anonymous program, with no questions asked and no identification required. It will take place on Thursday, September 8, from 4:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m. at 24 Main Street in Spring Valley. Firearms being transported to the buyback event should be placed unloaded in the trunk of the vehicle.

Those who turn in an antique gun or non-working gun will be awarded a pre-paid gift card of twenty-five dollars. A rifle or shotgun will earn a seventy-five dollar gift card. Turning in a handgun will earn a one hundred and fifty dollar gift card. An assault rifle will earn a two hundred and fifty dollar gift card.

"To think that criminals are going to hand in their guns for a little bit of money is foolish," Tzi Waldman, founder of NYS Jewish Gun Club, shared with Rockland Daily. "This is just an event that makes them feel good and makes people think it's going to help the gun violence problem. At the end of the day, a criminal that has a gun and wants to conduct illegal activities with it will not just hand it in. I can think of better ways for the government to spend money if they're really interested in fighting crime and stopping gun violence."