The Everett Police Department is holding an event to exchange unused firearms for gift certificates at the South Police Box on December 17th.
First, the police department will hold a gun return gift certificate exchange event for Everett residents for two hours from 10:00 am to 12:00 noon. Then, for two hours from 12:00 noon, an exchange event will be held for all residents of Snohomish City.
The Everett Police Department said, “This gun gift exchange event is similar to the Kirkland Police Department’s three events this year.”
A police official said, “This event will help residents voluntarily return unsafe firearms that can cause accidental injury and death, suicide, and gun theft due to unwanted gun accidents.”
Police plan to offer gift certificates ranging from $25 to $250 depending on the type of firearm returned by residents.
Kirkland police conducted a gun gift certificate exchange event three times in June, July, and October, and collected a total of 150 rounds, and delivered gift certificates worth $18,000 through them.