by: WGN Web Desk, Judy Wang, Patrick Elwood
Posted: Jul 26, 2021 / 07:02 AM CDT / Updated: Jul 26, 2021 / 04:59 PM CDT
CHICAGO — A church on the city’s South Side will take guns in exchange for cash starting Monday.
The buyback program at St. Sabina Church, 1210 W 78th Pl., will be anonymous and for anyone 25 or younger — no questions asked.
Participants can get $100 for rifles and $200 for handguns or assault rifles. They can also get $20 for high-capacity magazines and clips.
The money was reportedly donated by a businessman fed up with the gun violence. The guns will eventually be destroyed by Chicago police.
Father Pfleger said 66 handguns and 15 rifles were turned in on the first day for a total of $10,860.
The buyback program will run Monday through Friday from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m.