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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@9QTCWHR1yr1Y
No. Abolish the ATF, implement constitutional carry, repeal the NFA and punish individual state governments for infringing on constitutional 2nd amendment rights.
@9M6X36M1yr1Y
Yes, but expand this to all firearms, since the vast majority of gun killings are done with handguns. And definitely demilitarize police, and reallocate funding (gradually) from police departments to other social services better equipped to address root causes of criminally, people with mental illnesses, and people with intellectual impairments.
@9G9VH982yrs2Y
For regular citizens, there should be a stricter buyback of assault weapons, with additional background and mental health checks.
@9D4PT422yrs2Y
i think that they should not buy them back but not allow people to sell them
@B6DZMXR2mos2MO
Yes, but start with voluntary buyback and a ban on assault weapons before enforcing mandatory buyback, AND we should demilitarize police departments
@95J7Y9WIndependent3yrs3Y
No, sell backs of illegal guns that are converted back into being legal.
@8W9S96Y4yrs4Y
i dont believe in taking away someones form of protection but i think it should be limited to two firearms, non military grade (handguns only) per person and the back round checks should be more intense.
@8LBR7FS5yrs5Y
No, but these weapons should require strict licensing
@8HYV5HW5yrs5Y
Yes, except in cases in which the owner has a collector's license, which would require passing the same tests as purchasing the firearm
@8HFJ6GG5yrs5Y
No citizen should own assault weapons I believe pistols for self-defense and shot guns and hunting rifles for hunting and target shooting
@8D55HPQ5yrs5Y
We should implement a voluntary buyback with extremely strong financial incentives. I don't believe that civilians should have access to assault weapons, however until a new constitutional amendment is passed that redefines the "right to bear arms," the government cannot outright ban them. We should have increased background checks, psychiatric evaluations, longer waiting periods, and mandatory training.
@98MZ6X83yrs3Y
Yes, start with a voluntary buy-back a ban on purchasing assault weapons before enforcing a mandatory buyback. Also, we should demilitarize local police departments and set up other emergency services like Social Workers to avoid cops answering non-violent emergency calls.
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