The City of Winston-Salem has set time and places for its gun buyback:
Winston-Salem City Council Member James Taylor said he was pleased that one of the events would be in his ward. Waughtown Baptist Church is in Southeast Ward, which Taylor represents on the council.
“I think getting one gun off the street that an owner does not want is beneficial because we don’t want that gun used in a crime in our city,” Taylor said.
Taylor acknowledged that some people criticize gun-buyback programs as not being effective because criminals are not likely to turn in their guns. But Taylor said that the program can get rid of unwanted guns that could be stolen and later used in a crime.
Where to start? How about here— ‘gun buybacks popular but ineffective.’ Criminals probably cannot believe their good fortune.
