NYPD is discussing how to confiscate weapons. They say that gun buyback programs are just one small piece of the plan.
Police Wonder If They’ll Need To Confiscate Weapons In Event Of Ban « CBS New York
Police Wonder If They’ll Need To Confiscate Weapons In Event Of Ban « CBS New York
Amid talk of reinstating the assault weapons ban that expired eight years ago, police departments nationwide are thinking of ways to confiscate such weapons.
Police Commissioner Ray Kelly said if Congress were to reinstate the ban, police are wondering whether it will be their responsibility to confiscate them.
“I think that is a big, big question,” Kelly said. “Do you engage in a buyback?”
Kelly said the NYPD’s existing gun buyback has been successful.
“We’re up to about in two years, about 8500 weapons now, and that’s a significant number,” Kelly said.
But Kelly said with hundreds of millions of guns out there, buybacks are just one small part of curbing gun violence.