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.
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@9FSMK3T2yrs2Y
Assault weapons don't exist as most people know them an assault weapon would be more akin to a cannon or mortar not a long ranged automatic or semi automatic rifle which both should still be taken away so they should have a buy back and take all semi auto and automatic rifles except for semi automatic handguns.
@95YRLKP3yrs3Y
No, an “assault weapon” is any weapon used to commit assault. We should not be paying criminals to turnover weapons used in assaults.
@9443YQR3yrs3Y
No, but it should ban the selling of any assault-style weapons. We are given the right to bear arms, but not the right to sell arms.
@8Z2H3NM3yrs3Y
No, assault weapon just refers to having a pistol grip and is magazine fed. That is nearly every gun in existence.
@8VJSBCB4yrs4Y
I don't have a clear opinion on it
@8SDR7WB4yrs4Y
No, criminals will find a way to keep their guns while law-abiding people will give theirs up putting more people in danger. This is also just a first step to buybacks of more weapons.
@8M7VYVDRepublican5yrs5Y
No, LAW ABIDING CITIZENS, should be allowed to own guns, even high powered weapons. The area that needs attention is making sure that felons and illegal aliens are not allowed to have weapons.
@8DSTF385yrs5Y
No, violates 2nd amendment. Also, what is the legal definition of an assault weapon...
Yes and move a step further and ban military grade weapons for everyday citizens.
@8SD37V3Republican4yrs4Y
No, this could cause law-abiding citizens to sell their guns while criminals would not.
@8LFJFKD5yrs5Y
Allow for people to buy back their Assault weapons voluntarily with large financial incentives, and more mental health and background checks when purchasing guns in the future.
@9SJ83W59mos9MO
The criminal sectors of the population will continue to acquire the weapons illegally. Law abiding citizens, heaven forbide --anarchy occurs, should be able to have a arsenals for defense.
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