On Saturday the King County Sheriff's Office held a gun buyback event in Burien to help prevent what they call "increasing gun violence." In total, the agency collected 287 firearms during the four-hour event and gave out $36,525 in gift cards. This was the first event held by the “Gift cards for Guns” program in King County, which was created last summer. They plan to hold more events throughout the county. King County leaders plan for the program to be permanent and to evolve over time. READ THE FULL STORY HERE: https://www.king5.com/article/news/local/reduce-gun-violence-in-washington/281-2f646241-e72a-4753-908c-4ff7a7ca87dd