Kasper Rebecca E, Green Jonathan, Damle Rachelle N, Aidlen Jeremy, Nazarey Pradeep, Manno Mariann, Borer Esther, Hirsh Michael P
University of Massachusetts Medical School, 55 North Lake Ave, Worcester, MA 01604.
Department of Surgery, University of Massachusetts Medical School, 55 North Lake Ave, Worcester, MA 01604.
J Pediatr Surg. 2017 Feb;52(2):354-359. doi: 10.1016/j.jpedsurg.2016.08.009. Epub 2016 Aug 30.
Gun buyback programs represent one arm of a multipronged approach to raise awareness and education about gun safety.
The city of Worcester, MA has conducted an annual gun buyback at the Police Department Headquarters since 2002. We analyzed survey responses from a voluntary, 18-question, face-to-face structured interview from December 2009 to June 2015 using descriptive statistics to determine participant demographics and motivations for participation.
A total of 943 guns were collected, and 273 individuals completed surveys. The majority of participants were white males older than 55years (42.4%). Participants represented 61 zip codes across Worcester County, with 68% having prior gun safety training and 61% with weapons remaining in the home (27% of which children could potentially access). The top reasons for turning in guns were "no longer needed" (48%) and "fear of children accessing the gun" (14%). About 1 in 3 respondents knew someone injured/killed by gun violence. Almost all (96%) respondents claimed the program raised community awareness of firearm risk.
The Worcester Goods for Guns Buyback has collected more than 900 guns between 2009 and 2015. The buyback removes unwanted guns from homes and raises community awareness about firearm safety.
枪支回购计划是提高枪支安全意识和教育的多管齐下方法的一部分。
自2002年以来，马萨诸塞州伍斯特市每年都在警察局总部进行一次枪支回购。我们分析了2009年12月至2015年6月期间通过自愿的、18个问题的面对面结构化访谈收集的调查回复，使用描述性统计来确定参与者的人口统计学特征和参与动机。
共收集到943支枪，273人完成了调查。大多数参与者是55岁以上的白人男性（42.4%）。参与者来自伍斯特县的61个邮政编码区域，68%的人接受过枪支安全培训，61%的人家里有枪支（其中27%儿童有可能接触到）。上交枪支的首要原因是“不再需要”（48%）和“担心孩子接触到枪支”（14%）。约三分之一的受访者认识因枪支暴力而受伤/死亡的人。几乎所有（96%）受访者称该计划提高了社区对枪支风险的认识。
2009年至2015年期间，伍斯特市的“以物换枪”回购计划收集了900多支枪。该回购计划清除了家庭中不需要的枪支，并提高了社区对枪支安全的认识。
