LOCAL NEWS REPORT: GUN “BUYBACKS” INEFFECTIVE AT REDUCING CRIME

A study from the National Bureau of Economic Research found gun buybacks are "ineffective at deterring gun crime."

Researchers offered several reasons that gun buybacks could fail to reduce gun violence, including:

***The gift cards aren't priced high enough to incentivize donations
***Most participants come from low-crime areas
***The firearms exchanged "tend to be older and less well-functioning than the average firearm."