Crime & Safety
Montclair, Essex Gun Buyback Deemed a Success
Township drew most respondents to turn in guns at $250 each, state Attorney General's Office said.
The recent two-day Essex County gun buyback program was deemed a success as township, state and county officials collected more than 1,500 weapons, according to a Monday, Feb. 18 report in the Montclair Times.
Montclair police, in conjunction with the state Attorney General’s Office and the Essex County Prosecutor’s Office said the township was the busiest of the four sites this weekend for the Friday and Saturday event, which included sites in Newark, Orange and East Orange.
Participants were paid $250 per firearm and most participants were middle aged and senior white men carrying the weapons for disposal to the sites wrapped in black plastic, gun cases and shopping bags, the report said.
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