Northampton County

Gun buy back set for Oct. 1

The Northampton County District Attorney’s Office will be holding its first Gun Buyback event Saturday, Oct. 1 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. with the assistance of the Colonial Regional Police Department, City of Bethlehem Police Department, Hecktown Fire Company and the Bethlehem City Fire Department.

The event will be held rain or shine and is entirely anonymous. County residents do not need to show proof of ID. Residents will receive payment ranging from $50 to $200 in grocery gift cards based upon the condition of each weapon.

Residents are asked to safely transport their firearms – unloaded and in the trunk of their vehicle to either drop off location:

Hecktown Fire Company, 230 Nazareth Pike, Lower Nazareth

Bethlehem City Fire Department, 2412 Easton Avenue, Bethlehem

Rifles, handguns, shotguns and semi-automatic weapons will be accepted. Ammunition is also accepted but not for payment.Once the firearm is surrendered, it becomes the property of the police department. All guns go through a ballistic test to see if any are evidence in unsolved crimes. If so, those will be retained as evidence, while all other weapons will be destroyed.