Investigation of gun buyback program clears city
The Mississippi Office of the State Auditor has determined that the gun buyback program held by the city of Columbus last year was not illegal.
City responds to gun buy-back complaint
At their Tuesday council meeting, Columbus councilmen passed a resolution in support of their previous action of purchasing and disposing of firearms purchased during the city’s gun buy-back program last year.
Karriem hopes to keep gun buyback program
Four months after the Columbus Police Department sponsored a gun buyback program, organizers are mulling over whether to make it an annual event.
Sellers flock to gun buyback event; CPD exhausts available funds within 3 hours
What was scheduled to be a three-day event lasted less than three hours as the Columbus Police Department received an overwhelming response to their gun buyback program.
Columbus gun buyback program starts Monday
A gun buyback program implemented by the Columbus Police Department will officially launch Monday.
Those wishing to exchange guns for a cash payment can go to one of four designated sites — the Walmart parking lot, Townsend Community Center, Sim Scott Park and the East Columbus Gym. The first set of buyback dates are Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday from 9 a.m. until 3 p.m.