Sociologist James D. Wright suggests that to convince inner-city youths not to carry guns "requires convincing them that they can survive in their neighborhood without being armed, that they can come and go in peace, that being unarmed will not cause them to be victimized, intimidated, or slain."[REF]
Gun "buyback" programs are a strategy aimed at influencing the firearms market by taking guns "off the streets" [REF].