Lincoln police received 61 guns and more than 10,000 rounds of ammunition at a gun amnesty event Saturday morning, says Capt. Todd Kocian.
One of the guns had been reported stolen.Â
The two-hour gun amnesty event at the Lincoln Police Department Team Station was "a way to get people to safely return guns," Kocian said.
The Lincoln/Lancaster County Suicide Prevention Coalition partnered with police to hand out 50 handgun lock boxes and 30 trigger locks.
Police host the gun amnesty event at least once a year with the hope that it will remove unwanted weapons from circulation and help prevent suicides.
"While some suicides are deliberative and involve careful planning, many appear to have an impulsive component and occur during a short-term crisis," LPD said in a news release.