3rd Annual #KeepKidsSafe Connecticut Statewide Gun Buyback & Gun Safe Giveaway Day

There are 400 million civilian-owned guns in America. Guns kill over 40,000 Americans and injure thousands more in a single year. Firearms are now the leading cause of death for American children and teens. Gun violence is a public health crisis that requires a comprehensive solution.

According to the American Pediatric Association, a gun-free home is the safest home for children and teens. Studies show having a gun in the home doubles an individual’s risk for homicide and triples the risk of suicide.

The Campaign to Keep Kids Safe (CKKS) was established in 2019 by the Newtown Action Alliance Foundation and the Ethan Miller Song Foundation as an educational program for parents, educators & healthcare professionals to reduce unintentional shootings among children and childhood gun suicides and homicides in America; to provide gun safes to gun owners; and promote community gun buyback opportunities.

CKKS encourages communities to host voluntary gun buyback and biometric gun safe giveaway events to offer an opportunity for gun owners to remove unwanted weapons safely from their homes and communities and help to promote gun safety and safe firearm storage practices.

The gun buyback and gun safe giveaway day is an important community safety initiative that will help gun owners and their family members dispose unwanted and/or unsecured guns to help reduce the risk of homicides, suicides, unintentional shootings, domestic violence, and keep guns from getting into the wrong hands - such as children, individuals who may be facing a mental health crisis, individuals with dementia, perpetrators of domestic violence, and criminals. 

The buybacks will provide gift cards to individuals who turn in an operable firearm.

***Guns must be transported in the trunk of the car

***Non-operable guns, BB Guns, & Ammunition are welcome, but no gift cards will be exchanged for these items

$25: Single & Double Shot (Derringer-Style) Handguns

& Any Type of Black Powder Guns

$50: Rifles & Shotguns

$100: Pistol & Revolver Handguns

$200: Assault Weapons (Per CT Summary of Gun Laws. To Be Determined by Police. No Newly Sawed-Off Shotguns)

Guns must be delivered unloaded in clear plastic bags, and any ammunition must be delivered in a separate bag in the trunk of the car. Please note: COVID-19 guidelines will be strictly enforced. All participants must wear a mask and comply with all social distancing guidelines.

Sponsors for #KeepKidsSafe Connecticut Gun Buyback & Gun Safe Giveaway Day

Newtown Action Alliance Foundation, Ethan Miller Song Foundation, Humanium Metal, CT Violence Intervention Program, Mothers United Against Violence, Waterbury Hospital, Saint Mary’s Hospital, Waterbury PAL, Project Longevity-Waterbury, City of Waterbury, Saint Francis Hospital, Yale New Haven Hospital, CT Children’s Medical Center, Midstate Medical Center, CT Against Gun Violence Education Fund, Wilton Quaker Meeting, Guilford Police Department, Hartford Police Department, Meriden Police Department, Middletown Police Department, Newtown Police Department, Norwalk Police Department, Stamford Police Department, & Waterbury Police Department.

2nd Annual #KeepKidsSafe Connecticut Statewide Gun Buyback & Gun Safe Giveaway Day

1st Annual Connecticut Statewide Gun Buyback and Gun Safe Giveaway Day

GUNS COLLECTED 2021

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