ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – The Albuquerque Police Department is partnering with New Mexicans to Prevent Gun Violence and several other organizations to host a Safe Surrender Gun Buyback event this month.
The event will take place on Saturday, Aug. 23, 2025, from 9 a.m. to Noon at APD’s University Substation, located at 1009 Bradbury Dr. SE.
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“This will be our third safe surrender gun buyback event with this local organization and we’ve heard nothing but good feedback from our community,” said APD Chief of Police Harold Medina in a news release. “We will continue to provide a safe outlet for people in our community to get rid of unwanted firearms that could have potentially gotten into the wrong hands.”
NMPGV will give participants cash in exchange for each firearm turned in. The amount of cash given is dependent on the firearm turned in:
- $250 for an assault weapon
- $200 for a semi-automatic handgun or semi-automatic rifle
- $100 for long guns, revolvers and pistols
Participants can turn in as many guns as they like, but they must be in working condition and unloaded. While at the event, guns should be kept in the trunks of all vehicles.
Once the surrender is complete, APD personnel will assist with conducting a National Crime Information Center (NCIC) inquiry on the surrendered guns to ensure they are not stolen.
If a gun is determined to be stolen, it will be entered into evidence, and the owner will be contacted to pick up their property.
The other guns will be dismantled onsite, and the scrap metal will be forged into gardening tools, musical instruments, and art pieces by high school students from RFK Charter School through the non-profit Southwest Educational Partners and Training. (S.W.E.P.T).
No information is kept on the participant turning in the guns, APD said.
NMPGV will also be giving out free gun locks to gun owners at the event.
To date, NMPGV has facilitated and funded 25 gun buybacks and removed over 3,000 firearms from New Mexico’s communities. Close to 40% of the guns taken in are semi-automatic firearms and assault-style weapons, according to the news release.
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