The Business of Guns

The United States was the first nation in history to set up a gun-buyback program.

The efficiency of gun buybacks remains very much in question, however. The central theory that taking guns out of private ownership and off the street will lead to less gun violence certainly makes sense, but evidence suggests that it may be just a wishful idea. For starters, the majority of guns returned in buyback programs are not those favored by criminals. Most

Chapter 5: Stopping Illegal Sales

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