BRUNSWICK — Brunswick police will be one of nine departments in Maine participating in a gun giveback day on Saturday, May 11.
The program will allow people who have unwanted firearms to turn them into police departments who are participating in the project, according to a news release from the Maine Gun Safety Coalition.
“The program, entitled Guns to Garden Tools is unique to Maine,” the release states. “Once the guns have been turned in to the police departments listed below the guns will be sent to Raw Tools, a metal forging organization. Raw Tools will turn them into garden tools and ship them back to Maine where they will be given to schools with gardens in the greater Portland area.”
“Even an unwanted and neglected gun sitting somewhere in your house still presents a risk of an accidental shooting, a suicide, or a theft, where the gun can later be used to commit a crime,” said William Harwood, president of the Maine Gun Safety Coalition, in the release. “May 11being the day before Mother’s Day is the perfect time to get that gun out of your house and make families across our region safer.”
The giveback will take place at the Brunswick Police station at 85 Pleasant St.
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