Summary
New Orleans’ gun buyback program, organized by nonprofit Unchained Realities, offers PlayStation 5 consoles in exchange for functional firearms.
Aimed at improving public safety amid Louisiana’s looser gun laws, the initiative collected 94 guns over six months.
The program ties gun removal to youth engagement by promoting gaming education and career pathways.
Critics argue buybacks have limited impact on crime, but organizers emphasize community engagement and believe even small successes, like preventing one crime, make a difference.
Louisiana’s relaxed gun laws and stricter sentencing have intensified debates on public safety strategies.
Australia kinda single handedly proves that wrong, but okay…
There’s an important difference: its harder to get guns in Australia.
In the US, people can just trade in a shitty gun and then go to a Walmart and buy more guns.
Australian “buybacks” were a confiscation. Lipstick on a pig.
for a playstation too? I’m stealing my dad’s gun the value exchange is worth it