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Could a national gun buyback program reduce the 393 million guns on America's streets?

  • Written by Lacey Wallace, Assistant Professor of Criminal Justice, Pennsylvania State University
Could a national gun buyback program reduce the 393 million guns on America's streets?

Americans own nearly half of the world’s guns, with approximately 120 firearms for every 100 U.S. residents.

Gun control policies may someday restrict new gun sales. But what impact can they have when Americans already own millions of guns?

Some have pointed to gun buybacks as a potential solution to this problem.

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