Why gun buybacks don't reduce crime

Why gun buybacks don't reduce crime

Here is a link to some relatively recent research I published on gun buybacks in Philadelphia:

Ratcliffe, JH & Huffer, M (2023) Quasi-experimental study finding no localised gun crime or call reduction after gun buybacks in Philadelphia. Injury Prevention, 29: 519-524.

Downloadable version here.

You could also read our op-ed piece in the Philadelphia Inquirer on the same topic, with some alternative suggestions.