The firearms will all be repurposed and forged into gardening tools to help beautify the City of Oakland.
Participants brought in pistols, shotguns, riflesand even an AK-47 and a "Tommy gun," Oakland Police Department said.
Folks who surrendered their gun received a gift card worth between 100 to 300 dollars, depending on the firearm. In all, OPD said they handed out more 10-thousand dollars in gift cards.
This was the first time in "nearly a decade" that the Oakland Police Department had hosted such an event, they said.
The event took place at At Thy Word Ministries on International Boulevard.