‘Gun Give Back Day’: Find out where to return your guns in Maine [Video]

MAINE, USA — This Saturday, Maine residents can surrender unwanted firearms and ammunition at local law enforcement agencies as part of “Gun Give Back Day.”

Every other year, the Maine Gun Safety Coalition (MGSC) partners with local law enforcement to make this event happen. In 2019 and again in 2022, the MGSC collected over 500 guns and over 25,000 rounds of ammunition, according to their website. 

Here’s a full list of participating departments this year

The MGSC stated on its site that residents turn in their guns and ammunition for various reasons, including young children or family members with mental illness in the home, or wanting “to be relieved of inherited guns, duplicative guns, and old guns that did …