Buffalo (WBEN) -- The city of Buffalo wants more guns, rifles, and handguns off the streets -- and is ready to offer payment to make it happen.
The next "no questions asked" Gun Buyback program is set for Saturday, Aug. 18 from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. at seven area churches. They include the Jordan River Missionary Baptist Church on Leroy Avenue where Mayor Byron Brown announced the details on Tuesday.
The locations include:
EAST SIDE: Jordan River Missionary Baptist Church, 440 Leroy Ave.
DOWNTOWN: St. John Baptist Church, 184 Goodell St.
NORTH BUFFALO: Church of the Good Shepherd, 96 Jewett Parkway
RIVERSIDE: Assembly of Christian Churches, 213 Ontario St.
SOUTH BUFFALO: St. Thomas Aquinas Church, 450 Abbott Rd.
WEST SIDE: Primera United Methodist Church, 62 Virginia St.
Also... Prince of Peace Christian Church, 190 Albany St.
Pre-paid bank cash cards will provided, no questions asked, in the following denominations:
$10 -- non-working or antique guns (including BB guns and pellet guns)
$50 -- Rifles / Shotguns
$75 -- Handguns
$100 -- Assault weapons (e.g., Uzi's, AK-47s)
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