November 13, 2024

Nearly 1,800 unwanted guns have been collected at Hahn’s 11 previous buyback events

Torrance, CA—This Saturday, November 16, 2024, Los Angeles County Supervisor Janice Hahn will hold a gun buyback event at 23750 Madison Street in Torrance in collaboration with the Torrance Police Department and the City of Torrance. The event will welcome residents from 9am to 1pm and offers an opportunity to anonymously exchange any gun for gift cards.

“Time and time again these buybacks have shown that many people have these dangerous weapons they no longer want in their homes but have never had an easy, convenient way to get rid of them,” said Hahn. “This is that opportunity. They want to play a role in making their homes and communities safer.”

Saturday’s buyback will be Hahn’s twelfth. Between the previous eleven held in Lynwood, North Long Beach, Norwalk, Wilmington, Long Beach, Hawaiian Gardens, Artesia, Bellflower, and Pico Rivera since May 2022, Hahn’s initiative has taken in and destroyed 1,796 unwanted firearms.

There are important guidelines to participating in the buyback that ensure the safety of the public and deputies. Participants should not arrive on foot or transit, and should transport firearms unloaded and in the trunk of a vehicle.

Participants will receive gift cards in amounts according to the type of gun exchanged.
• Non-functioning firearms or parts: $50
• Working pistols, rifles shotguns: $100
• Ghost guns: $200
• Assault rifles: $300

3D and homemade guns will be evaluated for value on the day of the event. Gift card quantities are limited and subject to availability.

Download full-page flyer here.

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