Following a “successful” event last year, Columbus, Ohio, plans to host a gun buyback this fall.
These programs don’t reduce violent crimes.
Rena Shak is the executive director of the Office of Violence Prevention and has been promoting gun buybacks in the city.
The September 2013, gun buyback collected 344 guns. This was a $136,600 purchase by the city. Guns can be brought in and turned in for cash.
Rena Shak, executive director of the Office of Violence Prevention, said that you never know what will happen to a weapon if it is sold to another location. Rena Shak said we know most guns used for crimes are stolen from vehicles or homes.
Shak explains the remaining money by saying that time is running out.
After three hours, it took us more than five hours to process all the cars. The woman said that many people had to be sent home because we cut the line off for logistical reasons.
The Columbus City Council will vote on Monday night if they want to use leftover gift cards for a gun buyback tentatively scheduled for September 14. Shak said that they were evaluating how they could improve this year to better serve the community.
The location is important this year. We are looking for a central location so that all residents of the city have easy access.
Gun buybacks are becoming increasingly popular among the anti-gunners. Gun buybacks are popular with the anti-gunners left.
RAND is a research group that has determined that while buybacks can remove some guns from the community, they have a minimal impact on firearm violence.
Gun buybacks aim to reduce gun violence by removing dangerous guns from communities. Gun buybacks may have prevented firearm-related incidents, but they are not proven to be effective. Gun buybacks are designed to return high-risk firearms. However, this doesn’t seem to solve the problem of gun buybacks.
Most of the crimes are committed by illegal gun owners. Criminals will not give up their weapons for gift cards.
People who promote gun buybacks know this. After years of programs with no impact on crime, they understand that taking guns that people don’t want to keep is not saving any lives. This program gives the impression that local governments are doing anything to reduce crime when they aren’t. These programs fool too many people.
