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And what he uncovered is enough to make every honest taxpayer furious.
Virdell introduced House Bill 3053, a powerful piece of legislation that would ban local governments in Texas from using taxpayer dollars to run gun buyback events.
His reason? Crystal clear.
“Watching cities host these events and knowing that gun buybacks don’t reduce crime or suicides motivated me to file the bill,” Virdell told GunsAmerica Digest.
That’s not just a gut feeling — it’s backed by hard data that shatters the foundation of the Left’s gun control dreams.
A bombshell 2021 study by the National Bureau of Economic Research completely dismantled the buyback myth. The findings?
These programs do not reduce gun crime or gun violence in any meaningful way.
Let that sink in. After years of PR stunts, wasted millions, and breathless headlines, the result is zero impact.
Another study in the Annals of Surgery found that even the best-case outcomes showed only a slight dip in suicides — and that was only in limited cases. Violent crime? Still untouched.
So what exactly are these programs achieving?
If you look at what gets turned in at these events, it’s even more laughable.
A 2002 study on Milwaukee’s buyback program found the guns collected were mostly junk — outdated, non-functioning, and not even the kind criminals use.
No gang member is handing over their Glock for a $100 grocery store card.
Experts even labeled these turned-in weapons as “clutter guns.” Meaning they were never going to be used in a crime to begin with.
Virdell didn’t just stop at exposing the stats. He also ripped apart the sneaky language used by anti-gun activists.
“The government can’t buy back something it never owned,” Virdell pointed out.
Exactly. Calling it a “buyback” implies the government had rightful ownership over your firearm in the first place — as if your Second Amendment rights are on loan.
This is intentional. The language is crafted to erode the idea of lawful gun ownership. To slowly convince Americans that guns are bad — and government is your savior.
“It undermines the 2nd Amendment by creating a narrative that guns are bad and government will save us,” Virdell warned.
And he’s right.
When faced with all this damning evidence, Democrats fall back on the same tired line — “Even if we take one gun off the street, it’s worth it.”
Virdell wasn’t having it.
“Whoever makes that argument is a fool and didn’t bother to do their own research,” he fired back.
That’s the kind of honesty most politicians are terrified to deliver.
The truth is these programs are not about public safety. They’re about political optics. They let lawmakers claim they’re doing something — while doing nothing.
Meanwhile, you’re footing the bill.
House Bill 3053 already passed both chambers of the Texas Legislature. Now it’s on Gov. Greg Abbott’s desk, where it will either be signed or become law by default on June 22.
If signed, it would make Texas the first state in America to officially ban taxpayer-funded gun buyback events.
And Abbott, a strong pro-Second Amendment governor, is expected to sign it without hesitation.
The bill doesn’t stop individuals from voluntarily turning in guns — but it does stop the government from wasting your money on a program proven to be worthless.
“I guarantee it. If government is attempting to undermine or discredit firearms and firearm ownership, I will be there ready to stand in their way,” Virdell vowed.
What this whole debate really exposes is the underlying agenda behind buybacks.
They’re not about crime.
They’re about control.
Every time a Democrat smiles behind a table of busted firearms, they’re feeding the lie that less guns equal more safety — and that private gun ownership is a threat.
What they won’t tell you is that law-abiding gun owners use firearms every day to defend their families, hunt, and enjoy their constitutional rights.
Criminals, meanwhile, aren’t walking into police stations to surrender their weapons.
“I am opposed to taxpayer money being spent on things that have proven to be ineffective,” Virdell said.
That principle should apply to every government program. But when it comes to gun control, waste seems to be part of the plan.
Thankfully, Texas is standing up.
And if other states have any sense left, they’ll follow its lead and pull the plug on these broken, misleading, and dangerous gun control scams.
