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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@9ND8RVVIndependent12mos12MO
No. You can't "buyback" what you never sold, and you cannot mandatorily force anyone to sell anything to the government. This is a violation of the U.S. Constitution.
@9LFC9K21yr1Y
Yes, and no citizen should be able to purchase or be in possession of a firearm nor should police departments be in possession of firearms
@9G9MZ5M2yrs2Y
No but increase more control like regulating the guns by checking their mental health and background checks
@9G78NC52yrs2Y
No this is a second amendment right to individuals to have the right to bear arms and this is needed for people like farmers who rely on them for safety and protection for their crops
@9G67QY82yrs2Y
No this would violate the individual’s second amendment right to bear arms and would deteriorative individuals like farmers the safety and protection to protect their crops and home owners from protecting their house from invasion
@96BMSYT3yrs3Y
Irrelevant because I want a total ban on guns
@8SDZK73Independent4yrs4Y
No, and you can't buy "back" what you didn't sell in the first place
@8NBKJ5Z5yrs5Y
No, but stop production of the weapons and their parts so they are gradually phased out and allow a voluntary buyback
@8N7C3ZW5yrs5Y
Not completely, but highly restrict the purchasing of military grade hardware, such as assault rifles, grenade launchers, grenades, mines, etc. Increase the background checks of individuals and monitor how many weapons they have purchased and what type they are.
@6V4692V5yrs5Y
Yes, it should be a voluntary buyback and ban on purchasing assault weapons while demilitarizing local police departments
@9B8MLG22yrs2Y
No the Gun Control Act of 1968 already gives enough restrictions.
@97VGV8MIndependent3yrs3Y
No, the term “assault weapon” could apply to anything used to assault someone. “Assault weapon” is not a classification of firearm. What people consider “assault weapons” are in fact SEMI automatic rifles.
@972746P3yrs3Y
No, this would violate the 2nd amendment.
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