(KRON) – The San Jose Police Department held a gun buyback event on Friday and reported collecting 350 firearms and 21 assault weapons. The initiative was held at the San Jose Police Department substation and was open to all residents of Santa Clara County. Identity of woman found unconscious in California field remains a mystery Firearms collected at San Jose gun buyback event on Dec. 6. (Photo courtesy of San Jose Police Department) Handguns, rifles and shotguns were exchanged for $100 and assault weapons were exchanged for $200. Non-functional firearms and ammunition were also turned in for proper disposal. An Uzi machine gun, a rocket-launcher, and assault rifles were among weapons voluntarily handed in by local residents in exchange for cash at San Jose’s gun buyback event in 2023. Oakland’s Guns to Gardens program held its fourth annual gun buyback in November and collected 52 firearms, including two AK-47s and an AR-15. ...read more read less