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.
Gun buyback programs without guns being banned are a completely pointless endeavour.
They’re a great way to sell old junk guns for way more than they’re worth. Then use that money to buy more/better guns.
It says “functional firearms”. What guns are old, functional, and junk?
Cheap revolvers, guns with uncommon calibers, and guns with lots of rust/cosmetic damage that technically still work.
The gun deals subreddit has occasional super cheap sales on assorted guns that work but nobody wants.
I’ve heard of people going out and buying brand new cheap guns and selling them back to the state the same day for a profit.
Wait there’s a gun selling subreddit, but the alcohol one was banned?
Typical
A pipe gun is a functional firearm. They are literally made from junk.
But not old
Pipe guns have been around forever, so I’m sure old ones exist.
I disagree, they are a fantastic stimulus program for amateur gunsmiths to make their first shotguns. Or if you prefer professionally made guns, you can offer cash (or PlayStations, I guess) to people who are waiting in line and get a fantastic deal!
Do they still accept single shot 3d printed guns?
Tangentially related having the 3d model of a 3d printable gun is illegal here in australia.
I’m not totally against them. I feel like if you’re willing to trade a gun for a Playstation, maybe that’s one extra gun we don’t need lying around. If nothing else, that’s one less gun some kid might stumble upon at home and accidentally shot themselves or a friend with.
The problem is the price. If I go to the gun store then straight to the buyback tent I can get a PS5 for less than half price.
Completely pointless? No. They reduce the ridiculous excess of guns in this country and reduce the odds of little timmy grabbing his dad’s assault rifle because the safe was too full. Or, because we pretend the real problem is black crimninals, Jamal robbing timmy’s dad and timmy’s dad never even noticing he is missing twelve glocks.
That said: it is indeed still something that only really impacts Responsible Gun Owners™ who generally only have two or three loaded firearms laying around the house rather than twenty.
That said: Buyback programs PLUS actual gun control would go a long way.
Two or Three loaded guns around the house? How about zero loaded guns? That seems a bit more responsible.
Shouldn’t be an issue for Timmy to grab the AR because the ammo is all locked up in the safe. Guns are big. Ammo is small and easy to lock up.
Aren’t there any guns cheaper than a PS5? This is peak cobra effect.
Do you want cobras?? This is how you get cobras!!
I’ve consistently seen buybacks trolled with 3d printed liberators and four winds shotguns.
Critics argue buybacks have limited impact on crime
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
If turning in a gun with a silencer, do we get a PS5 Pro?
Hi-point 9mm handguns can be obtained for under $200
Edit: this is actually a really bad idea because those guns are going to be ghosted, sold, then used for serious violent come.
That sounds like a good arbitrage opportunity. Is there a limit on how many guns you can trade in for PlayStations?
I didn’t see a limit mentioned in the article. Cops are low IQ, but I still think they would notice identical bargain basement new-condition models showing up.
So if I hand in a Playstation I get a gun, or the other way round?
That’s what they’re doing quite successfully, so I’m sure you could arrange it.
“We sure wouldn’t want those people who can’t afford PlayStations to be armed”
- Ronald Reagan, probably
“Traded my gun for a Playstation. The gameplay and balance are much better, with cool powerups and ability to respawn. But graphics aren’t as realistic”
Title makes it seem like I can give up my PS5 to get a gun, not the other way around.
That’s how I read it as well.
I’m sure that can also be arranged.
But video games cause violence
Circle of life, man.
What can someone get for trading a truck?
A turret.
Now do trucks
YES
If I dont like the games, can I return the PS5 and get the gun back?
Do I get games for trading in ammo?
Yeah, but the exchange rate is awful.
We’re talking tonnage just for a AA game.
It would be unintentionally hilarious if we actually managed real gun control by convincing people to trade in guns for video games.
They just need to gachafy it. One gun = one pull. Then people won’t stop after one gun. They’ll trade in all their guns and start stealing guns from their neighbours.
