- By Tompkins County Sheriff's Office
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The Tompkins County Sheriff's Office, in collaboration with County Legislators and the District Attorney's Office, held a Gun Buyback Event on Saturday, June 9th. This event was designed to allow community members to voluntarily turn firearms in for a cash value; in a safe environment. Some community members are faced with the task of disposing of old firearms, but are unaware of the options for doing so in a safe manner; this event is an outlet for such a situation.
The firearms that were taken in, by law, will be destroyed. In total, community members turned in 25 long guns and 15 handguns. The final amount spent out was $2,050.
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