And politicians like it because they get to spend our money while pretending to solve a problem. They're simply tools of the trade. Even dumb criminals are too smart to give up their guns. The people MOST likely to turn in guns are law-abiding citizens. In recent local gun buybacks, a majority of sellers were women and senior citizens who explained that they're afraid of guns and wanted to get them out of the house.
Buybacks disarm future crime victims.
It may be a voluntary disarmament program, but it's a disarmament program nonetheless that leaves people defenseless against criminals. Buybacks encourage criminals to steal guns. So, this buyback program will help criminals profit, while turning local police departments into fencing operations. If it was their own money, it would be funny. Since it's the taxpayers' money, it's an outrage.