{"id":440817,"date":"2026-09-19T07:16:08","date_gmt":"2026-09-19T07:16:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/440817\/"},"modified":"2026-09-19T07:16:08","modified_gmt":"2026-09-19T07:16:08","slug":"fort-bliss-to-host-event-to-collect-unwanted-bullets-explosives-no-questions-asked-5","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/440817\/","title":{"rendered":"Fort Bliss to host event to collect unwanted bullets, explosives &#8216;no questions asked&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>EL PASO, Texas (KFOX14\/CBS4) \u2014 Fort Bliss will be hosting an event to allow people to safely get rid of ammunition or explosives without legal consequences. <\/p>\n<p>According to Fort Bliss, on Sept. 23, from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m., the military base will host an &#8220;Ammunition and Explosives Amnesty Day&#8221; to collect bullets and explosives in a &#8220;strict, no-questions-asked&#8221; environment.<\/p>\n<p>RECOMMENDED: <a href=\"https:\/\/kfoxtv.com\/news\/local\/unloaded-gun-found-with-riverside-middle-school-student-before-classes-began?src=link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Unloaded gun found with Riverside Middle School student before classes began<\/a><\/p>\n<p>The event will be held on and off-post:<\/p>\n<p>On-post, it will be at East Fort Bliss, near the Blackhawk Tank Trail and the vehicle wash rack.Off-post, at the Texas Army National Guard Armory, located at 9100 Gateway North Blvd., near Hondo Pass in Northeast El Paso.<\/p>\n<p>RECOMMENDED: <a href=\"https:\/\/kfoxtv.com\/news\/local\/fort-bliss-ceremony-honors-pows-and-those-still-missing-in-action?src=link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Fort Bliss ceremony honors POWs and those still missing in action<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&#8220;We encourage everyone to take advantage of this safe turn-in opportunity to help protect your family, friends and community,&#8221; said Richard Dewitt, a 1st Armored Division and Fort Bliss safety specialist. &#8220;This is a vital opportunity to relinquish these hazardous items safely and without fear of prosecution or disciplinary action. This program is designed to prevent unforeseen incidents and keep our entire community safe.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/kfoxtv.com\/sign-up\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Sign up<\/a> to receive the top interesting stories from in and around our community once daily in your inbox.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"EL PASO, Texas (KFOX14\/CBS4) \u2014 Fort Bliss will be hosting an event to allow people to safely get&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":440818,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[12],"tags":[138,140,139],"class_list":["post-440817","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-el-paso","tag-el-paso","tag-el-paso-headlines","tag-el-paso-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/440817","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=440817"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/440817\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/440818"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=440817"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=440817"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=440817"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}