April 22, 2023 – Westchester County District Attorney Miriam E. Rocah announced today that 66 guns—rifles, hand guns and shot guns--were turned in at the community gun buyback event on Saturday, April 22, 2023 held at the United Methodist Church in Peekskill. Participants surrendered firearms—with no questions asked--in exchange for cash gift cards.
DA Rocah said: “As of today, 66 more guns are off our streets and out of potentially the wrong hands. Gun buybacks are part of my broader gun safety goals intended to reduce gun-involved incidents, including gun suicides. I thank the United Methodist Church in Peekskill, the Peekskill NAACP, the Peekskill Police Department, and the City of Peekskill for their valuable partnership in assisting us in our goals to keep our communities safe and free of gun violence.”
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Anna Young, Public Information Officer
(914) 995-6551
ayoung@westchesterda.net
