Baltimore County Police Department, Baltimore County NAACP to Host Firearm Buyback Event to Promote Community Safety

April 6, 2023

UPDATE APRIL 17, 2023

The Baltimore County Police Department collected over 200 firearms during Saturday’s Firearm Buyback. The successful event was a collaboration between the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP), Baltimore County Chapter, in partnership with the Kingdom Worship Center, Brooks Clinton Funeral Service, and the Baltimore County Police Department.

The weapons collected will be analyzed and ultimately destroyed if found not to be connected to criminal activity. All submissions of firearms were recorded as anonymous.

ORIGINAL APRIL 6, 2023

The Baltimore County Police Department (BCoPD) and the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP), Baltimore County Chapter, in partnership with the Kingdom Worship Center and Brooks Clinton Funeral Service, will jointly host a firearm buyback event to keep unwanted firearms out of communities and to help prevent criminals from accessing dangerous weapons.

The first-of-its-kind event in Baltimore County will be held on Saturday April 15, 2023 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Drumcastle Government Center (6401 York Road Baltimore, MD 21212).

“The Baltimore County NAACP is dedicated to joining forces with the community to remove firearms and related firearm supplies. Working together we can see the statistics and compare data to try to make improvements and to see the impact it has in our communities,” said NAACP Branch #7010 President Danita Tolson. “We want to work with other community partners, police, churches, and youth to reduce the firearms on the streets, reduce crime and save lives. We need everyone’s help to make the communities safer. Help us make the Baltimore region better and safer for all.”

The collection of firearms will be facilitated and managed by BCoPD. Recovered firearms will be collected by BCoPD, transported offsite, analyzed, and ultimately destroyed if found not to be connected to criminal activity.

All submission of firearms will recorded as anonymous.

Individuals will able to exchange unwanted firearms for gift cards for the below amounts:

  • Full-Automatic Weapons: $200
  • Semi-Automatic Weapons: $150
  • Revolvers, Pump Action Weapons, or Bolt Action Weapons: $100
  • High-Capacity Magazines, Non-functioning Weapons, or Weapons without Serial Numbers: $50

Firearms should be brought unloaded. Except for weapons without serial numbers, the maximum number of firearms and magazines per vehicle that can be exchanged is two. For weapons without a serial number, the maximum number that can be exchanged is one.

For more information, community members may contact the Baltimore County Police Department Western Patrol Commander's Office at 410-887-4695.

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