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Gun buybacks are popular among local politicians, but there is no evidence that they reduce crime. (Photo: Flickr\/Antonio R. Villaraigosa)<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

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At least two states are considering legislation that would ban local governments from sponsoring programs that would compensate gun owners for turning in their firearms. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Michigan House passed HB 5479<\/a> this week on a 58-49 vote, and the Wyoming House passed HB28<\/a> on a 55-4 vote. Both bills shore up state preemption laws by disallowing local municipalities from hosting \u201cgun buybacks\u201d on the taxpayer\u2019s dime. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Speaking in favor of Michigan\u2019s bill, sponsor Rep. Annette Glenn argued<\/a> that it\u2019s not the place of local governments to use taxpayer money to purchase firearms from residents. She also noted that such buybacks unfairly compete with gun stores that would otherwise be able to purchase and re-sell used firearms.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWhile our state and federal constitution guarantees every citizen the right to keep and bear arms, no citizen has the right to sell old firearms to a unit of government at taxpayer expense,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

SEE ALSO: Gun Buybacks Are Waste of Time, No Evidence They Reduce Crime<\/a><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

The Wyoming bill passed with less opposition than Michigan\u2019s\nmeasure, but bill sponsor Rep. Tyler Lindholm argued that the preemption law\nwould prevent future legislatures from allowing gun-friendly Wyoming to follow\nthe lead of states like New Jersey and New York. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThis isn\u2019t stopping a flood of gun buybacks,\u201d Lindholm said<\/a>\nat a committee hearing. \u201cBut at the same time, there is a state back east that\nwas just as red as Wyoming was that today is much different than it was when\nthey instituted gun buybacks in 2007.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Opponents of the measure in Michigan argued that gun buybacks\nare an effective way to curb crime in local communities. Michigan Rep. Alex\nGarza also argued that the measure would unfairly exert state control over\nlocal decisions. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cTo tell our local governments in many ways that we as state representatives and state senators know what\u2019s best for their communities is simply not true,\u201d Garza said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

SEE ALSO: Cuomo\u2019s Legislative Answer to School Shootings: Standardized Gun Buybacks, Ban Teachers from Carrying<\/a><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

There is no evidence that gun buybacks reduce crime,\nsuicides, or accidental shootings. Criminals don\u2019t tend to participate, many of\nthe firearms turned in are non-functioning, and those do work are not the type\nof firearms used in crimes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

As we reported<\/a> in 2017, SUNY Buffalo State associate professor Scott W. Phillips looked at city crime data in relation to five gun buybacks held between 2007 and 2012 and found zero evidence that they reduce crime.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cDoes it work? No,\u201d Phillips told\u00a0The Buffalo News<\/a>.\u00a0\u201cShould they keep doing it? I wouldn\u2019t bother wasting their time.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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