CHICAGO — Gun buyback programs aim to take firearms off the streets by offering cash for guns, but one weapon has reportedly ended up back on the street, raising concerns.
It’s estimated that the Chicago Police Department has taken thousands of guns off the street. There’s a system in place to log and destroy the guns that are turned in.
The Illinois Answers Project and Sun Times led an investigation into what happened at a south side gun buyback in 2023 when the gun went missing…