Gun Buy-Back in New Albany

It's no substitute for strict gun-safety laws and massive social spending to address the causes of gun violence, and you have to wonder how much of the money spent to buy back old guns is spent buying new guns, but every gun out of the hands of people who don't work for law enforcement is an improvement.

Charlie White at the Courier:

More than 100 people lined up outside the former Ekin Avenue Recreation Center Friday with their sights set on turning guns into cash.

New Albany officials originally planned to buy guns from noon until 8 p.m., but it was clear the money wouldn’t last nearly that long — about $30,000 of the $50,000 allotted for the project had already been spent within the first hour, and a long line remained outside.



Major Keith Whitlow of New Albany Police said officials also “had to call an audible” on their original plan of buying all guns, eventually limiting the number of guns sold to three per person.


Citizens who turned in an assault weapon received $300 cash per firearm, but by 1 p.m., the city had bought only two.

Louisville, are you going to let your cross-river rival show you up? Lexington and Covington, are you going to let Louisville beat you to this?