Another Church Buyback This Saturday

Yet another gun buyback will happen this Saturday in Baltimore, but at least it will offer something resembling real cold, hard cash for the guns – unlike the recent buyback in Detroit! Still, from the story in The Baltimore Sun, the amount paid is likely a fraction of what firearms are worth:

“The program offers a $100 reward for each workable automatic or semi-automatic handgun or assault rifle, and a $50 reward for any other workable gun turned in. Some of the weapons surrendered in September included rifles, shotguns and assorted handguns.”

It is a shame that these events occur. While it is true that these churches and law enforcement have good intentions, the fact is that these hardly get guns off the street, and as we’ve said before good people sell their potentially valuable firearms for a fraction of the value.

What makes this even worse is that that St. Gregory the Great is now looking for donations. This will make the buybacks bigger, but likely without solving the bigger issue of crime.