Hahn Surpasses 2,000 Guns Collected at Gun Buybacks

Hahn’s latest event in Torrance on Saturday brought in 256 unwanted firearms

Torrance, CA – Los Angeles County Supervisor Janice Hahn has now collected 2,052 firearms at gun buyback events she has held in partnership with law enforcement across her district since May 2022. The effort aims to give people a safe opportunity to remove guns from their homes and, in turn, make their families and neighborhoods safer.

“Today in closets and bedrooms across LA County there are 2,000 fewer guns that can be found by a child, accidentally discharged, or stolen and used to kill in a crime. That makes all of the work we’ve done to bring these buybacks to our residents worth it,” said Supervisor Janice Hahn. “I’m thankful to our partners in law enforcement who have made these event possible and the hundreds of people who took us up on our offer and chose to make their homes and communities safer.”

Rifles and shotguns collected Saturday in Torrance

Hahn held her twelfth gun buyback event in Torrance on Saturday in partnership with the Torrance Police Department. The event brought in 256 guns, including:
• 89 pistols
• 88 rifles
• 69 shotguns
• 2 ghost guns
• 8 assault weapons

At each event, residents can bring in any firearms they have and turn them in exchange for gift cards purchased by Supervisor Hahn’s office. The guns are surrendered completely anonymously with no questions asked, and are later destroyed.

Hahn held her previous events in Lynwood, North Long Beach, Norwalk, Wilmington, Long Beach, Hawaiian Gardens, Artesia, Bellflower, and Pico Rivera.

Footage of Hahn’s Long Beach buyback event can be found here. Credit: LA36

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