The city of Columbus, Ohio, plans to do a gun buyback in the fall after holding a “successful” event last year.
This move resembles that of many other cities who claim they are reducing gun violence through these programs. The problem is that these programs don’t actually curb violent crime.
The city recently announced the gun buyback, which is championed by Rena Shak, executive director of the Office of Violence Prevention.
Last year’s September gun buyback brought in 344 firearms. The city gave a total of $136,600 for those firearms. The idea is people bring guns they have and want rid of, turn them in and get money in return.
“If you sell them to other locations, you never know where that gun is going to end up. We know that a large majority of guns that end up in crime are stolen from either a car or a house,” said Rena Shak, executive director of the Office of Violence…
