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‘Backed into a Corner,’ Gun buyback pilot program faces criticism

The federal government’s g un buyback pilot project to compensate legal owners who turn in prohibited firearms is facing opposition in Cape Breton, N.S., where it's being rolled out. “They got us ...
Yahoo

Columbus police trading $100,000 for guns in buyback program next Saturday

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The Columbus Office of Violence Prevention and Columbus police will be holding a gun buyback Downtown next weekend, with the city ...
WECT

Potential gun amnesty program hopes to get stolen firearms off the street

WILMINGTON, N.C. (WECT) - New Hanover County officials are hoping to get stolen guns off the streets by incentivizing community members to turn them in. One New Hanover County local says the program ...
Rolling Stone

A Program Backed By the Gun Industry Failed to Reduce Suicide — And Was Secretly Shut Down Early

This story is published in partnership with The Trace, a nonprofit newsroom covering gun violence. Subscribe to its newsletters. In August 2016, exciting news about an unprecedented partnership ...
Cleveland.com

Juvenile court’s new gun monitoring program shows early success in reducing detentions, recidivism

CLEVELAND, Ohio – The Cuyahoga County Juvenile Court is reporting promising early results from a new program that allows some youth arrested on gun charges to remain at home with electronic monitoring ...