Full Notification

Reminder - the SBPD & CAGV Anonymous Gun Buyback is tomorrow, Saturday May 12^th, from 8:00 a.m. to noon at the Gate C Entrance of the Earl Warren Showgrounds located at 3400 Calle Real in Santa Barbara.  Anyone seeking to dispose of an unwanted firearm may do so anonymously at the event.  $100.00 Smart & Final Supermarket gift cards will be given to people turning in functioning handguns, shotguns, and rifles and $200.00 Smart & Final Supermarket gift cards will be given to people turning in functioning California classified assault weapons, while supplies last.  Additionally, free gun locks will also be given away to anybody wanting one, while supplies last.  Firearms should be transported to the Gun Buyback unloaded and in the trunks of vehicles.

Ammunition for handguns, shotguns, and rifles will also be collected at the Gun Buyback, however gift cards will not be provided in exchange for these items.  Under no circumstances should explosives or military ordnance such as hand grenades or artillery shells be brought to the event.