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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@Waterworks1234yrs4Y
Yes, but there must be a secure location it's put too and regulated that the American people don't take it or foreign.
@8YMT7T33yrs3Y
Guns that cause mass destruction should be bought back but everyone has the right to bare arms.
Deleted4yrs4Y
We should establish an incentivized voluntary buyback of assault weapons, and increase mental health and background checks.
Deleted4yrs4Y
No, everyone should be armed to protect themselves unless they are mentally ill/criminal.
@8MTW8JG4yrs4Y
No. This should be left to the states.
@8FCWXTC5yrs5Y
I do not understand what this is asking.
@8X9NWBC3yrs3Y
I feel like it heavily depends on Background checks, mental health, and other factors because some people need this programs and others don't
Deleted3yrs3Y
No, it should start with voluntarily with strong financial incentives and end with a complete ban of all assault weapons, excluding handguns and long guns
@8YPV9GG3yrs3Y
It should be voluntary, but also demilitarize police departments.
@8QCC5374yrs4Y
No, any attempt to take one's arms is unconstitutional and anyone who does it is a tyranists and a traitor to the country.
@6K36GJH4yrs4Y
The only way to do this is to majorly mark up the value of assault weapons and give the people who bought them high buyback incentives. People who buy assault weapons will probably go and give the money back to casinos or cigarette companies.
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@8RBQDDP4yrs4Y
Yes, but we should take those items away outright
@8P6PWZP4yrs4Y
No, but demilitarize local police departments.
@94267X23yrs3Y
No abolish all gun laws and allow 12 year old's to keep and bear arms
@88PQ9NW5yrs5Y
Yes, but only for privately owned and police departments, but not from militias who store thier assault weapons in armouries
@6HDD83R4yrs4Y
unless its solely for collection purposes, only the U.S. military, law enforcement agencies and government paramilitary and militia organizations should be allowed to use automatic weapons
@8JTDV5W3yrs3Y
Yes, but start with a voluntary buyback and ban on purchasing assault weapons before enforcing a mandatory buyback; and increase mental health background checks
@92JXK3J3yrs3Y
No, there are more issues that we have to fix before mandatory buybacks. This also violates the right to bear arms.
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@9284RDV3yrs3Y
Violation of the second amendment, yet I'm also a pacifist
@Frugajn3yrs3Y
Yes, and we should buyback all guns from civilians and the police.
@8YJZQSK3yrs3Y
Yes, and reinstate the Federal Assault Weapons Ban
@5GLDKVF5yrs5Y
Yes, but only after voluntary buyback and increasing mental health and background checks.
@7GP32QV4yrs4Y
Yes, but only from those with criminal records related to shootings
@7W3SBDC4yrs4Y
Need firmer gun "control" not "restrictions"
@8D5J4RR4yrs4Y
Enforce the laws we already have
@8FPLGKD5yrs5Y
Yes, but only for weapons above a certain threshold of lethality as determined by their caliber and maximum modified fire rate.
@8HQ9RWZ4yrs4Y
I am unsure about this topic
@8J3RRYQ4yrs4Y
What is an assault weapon? Assault weapons are just scary look things. Anything can be an assault weapon like a spoon.
@8KCZFTR4yrs4Y
it would never work but is not a bad idea
@8MP5DT64yrs4Y
No, not only does this violate the 2nd amendment "assault weapons" don't actually exist and will only be used to push the gun control agenda
@8MWM6FV4yrs4Y
No, citizens should have access to any weapons available to the military.
@TogetherinSoli14yrs4Y
No, this would receive too much resistance, and potentially cause violence
@8QVWDD74yrs4Y
No, ban from selling though
@8RB2K9D4yrs4Y
Yes, but start with a voluntary buyback with strong financial incentives and ban on purchasing assault weapons before enforcing a mandatory buyback, along with restricting sidearms
@8RB2K9D4yrs4Y
No, it should be voluntary with strong financial incentives instead, but the government should stop production of assault weapons, restrict sidearm sales, and increase mental health research.
@8RB2K9D4yrs4Y
No, it should be voluntary with strong financial incentives instead, but the government should ban future sale of assault weapons, restrict sidearm sales, and increase mental health research.
@8RX37LS4yrs4Y
No, but we need to have a registry, mental health awareness, and treatment, background checks, mandatory free training, licensing, community intervention for gang violence, prison rehabilitation, and possibly more to ensure that we can decrease gun violence starting at the roots.
@Maxx485038004yrs4Y
No, We should have purchasing permits/licenses for guns and ammo. Rather than post-purchase background checks which are often avoided.
@8S4VH5F4yrs4Y
No, we just needed it harder to buy a gun and make sure that it is registered, and the government knows who have a gun.
@8T9X24H4yrs4Y
Yes, but well regulated militias should be allowed to have them.
@8V5PJ3X4yrs4Y
No, this is a violation of the 2nd amendment, Repeal the nfa
@8VL9DP44yrs4Y
Yes, but I think it should be a voluntary buyback instead unless they are military-grade weapons.
@8X4CFWF3yrs3Y
No, assault weapons is too loose of a term to use in argument.
@8X9QB7W3yrs3Y
Start with voluntary buyback and ban purchasing assault weapons, enforce more mental health and background checks before considering mandatory buyback
@8XBLKCZ3yrs3Y
No, the definition an “assault weapon” isn’t even known by most legislators, and should be better clarified
@8XTW3QC3yrs3Y
No, it should be a voluntary buy back
@8ZBH6653yrs3Y
Yes, but allow well regulated militias to have them
@92N5T933yrs3Y
No, the Government cannot buy back what it never owned in the first place.
@92SCWVZ3yrs3Y
No, but increase background checks and ban future sales
@93FNXTW3yrs3Y
All guns should be took of the streets and into a militia members and police officers hands
@9334YP33yrs3Y
No, on the contrary, the government should issue every citizen with assault weapons and provide training on how to use them.
@93YKQZL3yrs3Y
It sounds like a good idea, but it has too many flaws to work, so no, until we have tried everything in our power to stop mass shootings.
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