Changing Hearts, Not Guns

There are roughly 300 million guns circulating in the US right now— about one for every man, woman, and child. As gun violence becomes a more pressing issue in the US, gun buy-back programs are cropping up throughout the country as a local strategy of gun control. As discussed in this article, NCCD’s 2012 publication on the efficacy of different gun control efforts has found that buy-back programs are unlikely to have the necessary impact on gun violence the US needs.

There are roughly 300 million guns circulating in the US right now— about one for every man, woman, and child. As gun violence becomes a more pressing issue in the US, gun buy-back programs are cropping up throughout the country as a local strategy of gun control. As discussed in this article, NCCD’s 2012 publication on the efficacy of different gun control efforts has found that buy-back programs are unlikely to have the necessary impact on gun violence the US needs.

To read NCCD’s publication, Reducing Guns and Gun Violence, click here.

To read the original article, click here.