TODAY: Turn in a gun, get a gift card at Orlando ‘Kicks 4 Guns’ event
Orlando police want your guns — and they’re willing to pay for them.
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The Orlando Police Department is holding “Kicks 4 Guns” on Thursday, April 20.
It’s happening at Dr. James R. Smith Neighborhood Center, located at:
1723 Bruton Boulevard, Orlando, FL 32805
Residents can show up between 8 a.m. and 4 p.m. to turn in a gun for a $50 gift card.
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For those who participate, no questions will be asked and no Identification will be required, according to OPD.
Help OPD and @CrimelineFL remove guns off our streets!
KICKS 4 GUNS is happening this Thursday, April 20, from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the JR Smith Center, 1723 Bruton Blvd.
Turn in a gun, and get a $50 gift card!
NO questions asked, and NO ID is required. pic.twitter.com/1oq6O3bZjw— Orlando Police (@OrlandoPolice) April 17, 2023
Orlando police said the focus of the event is to “remove guns off our streets.”
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In March, the Orange County Sheriff’s Office held a similar event and said it collected 87 guns, three of which had been reported stolen.
OCSO collected 87 guns today during Kicks 4 Guns! Of those guns, three of them had been reported as stolen.
Thank you to everyone who turned over their unwanted firearms!
Here’s @SheriffMina and Community Oriented Policing deputies with some of the guns we collected. pic.twitter.com/Rtk9Ll2mdd— Orange County Sheriff's Office (@OrangeCoSheriff) March 20, 2023
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