A gun buyback program is one where the government purchases guns from private citizens. The goal of these programs is to reduce the number of guns owned by private citizens. In most gun buyback programs the police are the agents buying the guns. In 2019 Presidential candidates Joe Biden, Beto O’Rourke, Kamala Harris and Julian Castro each proposed a mandatory gun buyback program where the federal government would purchase AK-47’s and AR-15’s from private citizens. In the past U.S. gun buyback programs have been implemented by state and city governments.
Narrow down which types of responses you would like to see.
Narrow down the conversation to these participants:
Discussions from these authors are shown:
Zipcode:
These active users have achieved an understanding of common concepts and the history regarding the topic of Gun Buyback
These active users have achieved a basic understanding of terms and definitions related to the topic of Gun Buyback
@HtindalRepublican 6mos6MO
Assault weapons should be banned. Higher requirements for mental health screenings and background checks should be enacted on purchasing any firearm.
@9HHCZ6D 1yr1Y
No because then the federal government will have all of the assault rifles and I do not trust the federal government to not use or sell them to other people I do think local police should be demilitarized
@9FLYDT72yrs2Y
This is a violation of our 2nd amendmandt rights, and mental health and background checks
@4lph4r1u5Libertarian 2yrs2Y
No. "Assault weapon" is a nebulous classification, and legislating based on vague definitions is problematic. Mandatory buybacks are just confiscation regardless
We should demilitarize the local/national forces while also retaining our gun rights
@932XFCK3yrs3Y
No. We have no definition of assault weapons. Any weapon used in an attack is an assault weapon.
@8TGSY344yrs4Y
No, Assualt is an action not a weapon.
@8T2MXW5Independent4yrs4Y
No, we should protect 2nd amendment rights and improve the socioeconomic conditions of our society so things like a mass shooting don't happen, this includes increasing mental health and background checks as well as providing good jobs and pathways for individuals to realize their abilities.
@8SYWYVB4yrs4Y
Start with voluntary assault weapon buyback. Increase mental health and background checks. Assault weapons should not be sold to the public. Regular guns are okay for property protection, self defense, and hunting. A regular public citizen has no business with assault rifles.
No, voluntary buyback and require special licensing (like for collectors) to buy/keep assault weapons.
@8MFNVLT5yrs5Y
Yes, but never mandatory
@8MFHVFD5yrs5Y
Yes, and provide a free one for women.
@8JT52WX5yrs5Y
The second amendment should not be infringed
@8DRJXC95yrs5Y
Yes, but increase mental health and background checks before purchasing
@9NF7JH912mos12MO
Absolutely not. Sell them to me first
@9CP6TXH2yrs2Y
No, beside being a blatant violation of the 2nd Amendment, I didn't buy my guns from the government in the first place.
@9CL3PXM2yrs2Y
There is no such thing as an "assault weapon." Until a weapon is used to assault someone, it is just a weapon. The government would be VERY odd to intentional purchase used murder weapons instead of allowing them to go to the correct criminal justice investigation department to be held and examined as evidence!
@868S9JK2yrs2Y
No. Implement a voluntary buyback, tougher background checks, and legislation to restrict access to assault weapons.
@99NG34Z2yrs2Y
No, the current definition of assault weapons is unclear
@8D87Q535yrs5Y
voluntary buyback and a ban on assault weapons
Loading the political themes of users that engaged with this discussion
Loading data...
Join in on more popular conversations.
