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Have U.S. Gun Buyback Programs Misfired?

The national analysis finds no evidence that typical U.S. buyback programs reduce gun crime, firearm homicide, or firearm suicide.

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Toshio Ferrazares, Joseph J. Sabia, and D. Mark Anderson, NBER Working Paper 28763, 2021.

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The national analysis finds no evidence that typical U.S. buyback programs reduce gun crime, firearm homicide, or firearm suicide.

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