Officials pleased with another strong turnout for Falls gun buy-back

Timothy Chipp

What determines the success of a firearms buy-back program?

Some say it’s the numbers, a telling statistic that law enforcement can use to tout effectiveness. Given the size of Niagara Falls, the number of weapons surrendered last year, totaled at 140, certainly seemed effective.

This year, expectations were lower for Saturday’s second annual event. But Michael Russo, the assistant attorney general in charge of the Buffalo regional office, said there wasn’t anywhere near as much decline in participation as was believed.

“We think it’s been very successful,” he said Saturday afternoon. “We’ve had (more than) 100 guns turned in, so far. We’re very pleased with the results today.”

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