(St. Louis Public Radio) – St. Louis-area residents who have weapons they want to get rid of can exchange them for cash on Saturday, Dec. 23.
Private groups are financing and coordinating the program. People can turn in guns at the Omega Center, 3900 Goodfellow Blvd., between 9 a.m. and 3 p.m. Only working firearms can be exchanged for cash.
A spokesman for Mayor Lyda Krewson said the program is targeted at guns from St. Louis, St. Louis County and East St. Louis, but those running the buyback won’t have any way of knowing where a gun comes from. The weapons will be turned over to the St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department, which will check to see if the guns have been stolen or used in a crime.
Republished with permission of St. Louis Public Radio: http://news.stlpublicradio.org/post/krewson-poses-gun-buyback-effort-get-violent-crime-down